With two goals from Lionel Messi and one from Pedri , the Barcelona It embittered Marcelino’s debut on the Athletic Club bench this Wednesday in San Mamés, in the match corresponding to matchday 2 of La Liga , which was pending.
The Blaugrana club almost left the dressing room with the 1-0 against, since Iñaki Williams put the rojiblanco team up from minute 3 in a lethal counterattack that defined of right leg.
3 ‘Iñaki Williams took a bad stop to the culé defense and did not miss to open the scoring in San Mamés. Athletic Club 1-0 FC Barcelona. # LaLiga pic.twitter.com/clírituJCHj5
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But the taste of Marcelino’s team did not last long, since at the minute 14 showed up Lionel Messi to assist for Frenkie De Jong , who centered from the left wing to Pedri and the latter finished off with his head to send the ball to the back of the net.
⚽ GOOOOL DEL BARÇA! ⚽ Pedri did it with a head and the game was tied! 💥
⏱️ 14 ‘| # Athletic 1-1 # Barcelona # LaLigaEnDIRECTV 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/UXD5PnAJCx
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The cartwheel came to the minute 38 through Messi , in another good move by Pedri , who assisted for the Argentine, who signed the 1-2 with a shot at the near post.
A work of art by Pedri and Messi goal 😍
Barça already beats Athletic 1-2 pic.twitter.com/ DCJR 550 bL8I
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By the second half, Messi became the figure of the match , first crashing a ball in the post to the minute 60, but on the next play he managed to increase the advantage of his team by raising the 1-3 to the board with a powerful shot to the top of the goal, where the rojiblanco’s goalkeeper could do nothing to prevent the star’s double.
🎱 “Cue out, eight ball, top pocket” – MESSI bags his brace with an unstoppable finish! 3-1, @ FCBarcelona # AthleticBarça 📺 beIN SPORTS
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Already in the final stretch of the match, to 90 ‘, discounted for the locals Iker Munian , but it was too late to snatch a point from the Blaugrana.
🤦♂️ Messi gift and great definition from Iker Muniain. Final with suspense in San Mamés! ⚽🔥
⏱️ 90 ‘| # Athletic 2-3 # Barcelona # LaLigaEnDIRECTV 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/rTWnFA5Y5n
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With this result, the Barcelona rose to third place in the general table, 7 points behind the leader, the Real Madrid , and with a game still pending.