Lionel Messi scores for FC Barcelona in 4-0 win vs. Villarreal

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Lionel Messi scored for FC Barcelona in their 4-0 win vs. Villarreal.

With all the news and reports that Messi would be leaving the club, he would stay and would score in their opening game. Despite not being at his best, Messi managed to get a goal and an assist.

Messi would score a penalty kick to give Barcelona the 3-0 lead. He would also send in a cross which would result in a Villarreal own goal.

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  1. Hi Roy, could you please create news articles also when defenders, GKs or CDMs keep clean sheets and mid fielders get an assist? This way we would promote all category of players equally. Hope you will gladly accept this request. Thanks for your great website!

  4. Poli is back and Schouten before Nicolas Dominguez in the pecking order, another overrated kid? with Ascacibar and Palacios. (who has the talent, but seems mentally weak). In a team where 39 years old Palacio starts. Really De Paul will become rotten in Udinese? Paredes will play against weaker teams, Lo Celso too who is a talented guy without end product atm.

    • Leno was bad today against liverpool… Arsenal should hv let emi take number one…not proven in large sets of game though but he is better thn leno in almost all aspect, but he makes defense lot better…a defense like arsenal need a keeper like him…

  7. La liga has best goalkeepers Oblak,Ter Stergen,Courtious and other goalkeepers are good.
    Premiere League has second best goalkeepers Emi Martinez,Allison,Ederson but Allison looked average recently may be bad form.
    Serie A has third best goalkeepers Handovic,Szczesny Musso.

  9. […] Lionel Messi scored for FC Barcelona in their 4-0 win vs. Villarreal. With all the news and reports that Messi would be leaving the club, he would stay and would score in their opening game. Despite not being at his best, Messi managed to get a goal and an assist. Messi would score a penalty kick to give Barcelona the 3-0 lead. He would also send in a cross which would result in a Villarreal own goal. 17 – Lionel Messi has become the fourth player in LaLiga history to score in 17 […] Lionel Messi scores for FC Barcelona in 4-0 win vs. Villarreal […]

  11. Regarding @Richard‘s comment in a previous post about how Lionel Scaloni should be inspired by Ronald Koeman’s tactics, I think that guy’s tactics are nothing especial and he isn’t the kind of coach who can build a team or deliver a trophy. In my opinion, there are three kinds of football coaches; 1) those who can build strong teams by using young players whom they guide under their leadership but can’t deliver trophies (best example: Bielsa & Pochettino…at least for now), 2) those who can build strong teams and at the same can win trophies (Best example: Sir Alex Ferguson, Diego Simeone, and recently Jurgen Klopp), and lastly 3) those who can neither build a strong team nor can win a trophy (Ronald Koeman is the example here). I know he won eredivisie a few times but that’s a weak league which can’t make his stock go up. Although Scaloni is still in his early years of coaching I think he could be a better manager than Koeman.

    • @dadirwell said mate
      Please comments more regular
      I know this forum becomes sh..t
      Recently But we can come over.
      To add one thing i do believe
      Pochettino will win silverware
      His next job although it depends
      Which club he goes.

      • Godin, I also hope Poch will soon win some silverware and he really deserves that. Many pundits showered him with praise in his days at Spurs and thought it’s a real sin that he was sacked without winning something with them. I think nowadays he is on Man United’s radar and #OleOut campaign is growing by the day.

        • There might be a chance that if Guardiola(Man city lost by five goals) and Pirlo(Juventus had an uninspired performance against Roma) dont perform well soon enough then either of the two are hopefully replaced by Pochettino.

    • My comment was not so much about Koeman, but about the movement of players. Like most of us, I have seen dozens of Argentina matches where most players stop moving when Messi has the ball. Movement without the ball gives Messi more space.

      • “Movement without the ball gives Messi more space”

        I couldn’t agree more! In our friendly against Uruguay I think Messi had some good spaces thanks to the movevements of Aguero and Dybala. The trio clicked in that game so we need to carry on that fine form.

    • We can not say Ronald Koeman can not build strong team under him Neetherland was flying high.I like the personality of Ronald Koeman always honest even if it hurts others feelings.Ronald Koeman is the best thing which can happen to Barcelona.This man is like Jose Mourinho brutally honest i like that personality trait.

  12. Gonzalo Higuain took a penalty for Inter Miami and missed it then become angry with opponents. He is now the highest paid in MLS – stay calm EL Pipita. Be the top scorer, you still have the potential and second chance

    • How do you say that?, He may not be happy with Suarez left the team in an unexpected manner, He is a professional who always gives his best effort in the field.

      • Exactly i was surprised when i saw he is going for Pk messi known for giving chances to his teammate it could have been wonderful for theenager ti get a hatrick..
        Spain have ansufati, f. Torres. France have mbbape england have sancho
        And every country’s have a proven teenage sensation under theire dispoal now i hope argentina can find one soon i really belive martias palcio is real talent but no european club want him its very sad

      • I think Messi did the right thing by taking the penalty by himself…….it was more important for the team to have Messi on the score sheet……..Messi have given the penalty to other players when he had two goals before…….it is good for Barcelona to have Messi scoring a goal in the first game……..And fati……I hope he is the next big name of Barca….

  17. Poor Higuain misses penalty in debut MLS match. The opposition players seemed to be heckling him after the miss.
    Suarez’s 2 goals were like a slap on Barca management face. While its early days , Simeone can battle well this time for a shot at La Liga. Correa was also brilliant & i think the environment will be progressive for Nehuen Perez’s growth.
    Interestingly all NT rejects are striking some good form – DiMaria, ACorrea , Benitez , Icardi.

    • I honestly thought that N.Perez’s loan to Parma was done but apparently -and yet again- those transfer articles are full of s*** even when they publish articles that claim to CONFIRM a a transfer.
      To be honest I really don’t like perez being in Atletico because he’s 4th choice CB since the 3 ahead of him are way older and more experienced. I was hoping he’d go to Italy and get some game time and earn more experience like C.Romero has but alas.

      • But if he stays and play some matches for Atletico, many clubs will try to buy him next season for sure. The guy is so much talented. Nehuen Perez and Bruno Amione are excellent prospects.

        • That’s just it, I don’t think he’ll play any matches, apart from some pointless copa del rey ones.
          Jimenez is out for 2 weeks due to covid but Perez is still 3rd choice and won’t get any time save some miracle. I really hope I’m wrong but I am not optimistic.

  18. I think lamela is much bettert than lucas moura.but morenho’s automatic choice is lucas moura .last night Juventus needs Dybala. But pirlo’s fucking team selection is main cause for point divided .

  19. All I can say is this: I hope Messi stays healthy and interested enough to benefit the NT and for Barcelona to get exactly what they deserve.
    It must be awkward for Messi to be on that team now, its like cussing out your boss, telling him/her exactly how you feel about them and not being allowed to leave because they need you more than you need them.

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