Lionel Messi and Barcelona will start their La Liga 2020/21 campaign at Camp Nou without Luis Suarez
Hello and welcome to SPORTSTAR’s LIVE coverage of the LA Liga game between Barcelona and Villarreal at Camp Nou
Debut in club and in La Liga for Pedri He is only 17 years old ET, first game for Dembele since November 2019
66 ‘SAVED AND IN CORNER! But nothing comes of it Coming to the game, Messi rolls the ball in the upper right corner from the left of the box Villarreal keeper Asenjo makes a comfortable save
64 ‘WARZONE A LOT? Thunderous fireworks over Camp Nou Imagine playing in an empty Camp Nou with fireworks for 30 minutes
63 ‘SAVED BUT OFF SIDE! Moreno is played in space at the bottom right of the back He bursts forward, slashes and dribbles into the box before forcing a save from Neto However, he is later considered offside
57 ‘DELETED !! Pique called for action and he delivers! Villarreal attacks on the left with Estupinan leading the charge He passes the ball into the box, looking for Moreno However, Pique gets the ball first and clears it for a corner Villarreal Nothing comes out
52 ‘LUCK! De Jong releases Ansu Fati with a peace from a ball deep to the left The youngster jumps forward and places the ball in the box However, the cross is intercepted by a yellow jersey
Meanwhile, Messi and Co set off fireworks on the pitch How many will they add in the next 40 minutes?
48 ‘We see fireworks in Barcelona city Although there may be happy Barca fans triggering some of them, commentators tell us today marks the end of a week festive in the region The display takes place in all four corners of the city for everyone to enjoy
45 1 ‘HALF TIME !! With that, an impressive first half for Barca and a scorching first half for Villarreal ends
45 ‘OWNNNN GOOAAALLLL !!! Villarreal’s exit at Camp Nou continues to get worse A goal against his own Pau Torres only added salt to his injuries Coming on goal, Messi sends the ball into the penalty area from the left, seeking JORDI ALBA Pau Torres gets in the way and in an attempt to clear the ball he ends up hitting it in front of his own goalkeeper
35 ‘GOOOOOOOALLLLLL !!!!! MESSSSIII IS RUNNING AND WORKING !!! HE IS BACK TO SCORING AT CAMP NOU !!! A questionable penalty, but there is a huge smile on the big man’s face He goes to his left and the keeper guesses the direction correctly However, Messi still manages to get the ball past Asenjo Not the most convincing penalty in legend , but he’ll take it Koeman is seen cheering in pure joy on the sidelines
NO, NOT FATI (WHO CAN SCORE A HAT-TRICK) BUT LIONEL MESSI IS SITTING AT THE DEAD BALL
34 ‘PENALTY FOR BARCELONA! Can you guess who won it for Barca and on which side? If you guessed Fati from the right, you are spot on Mario’s horrible night Gaspar Perez continues He faces an in-from Fati, who is clearly faster than defender Perez throws an insensitive challenge inside the box and the referee points the finger
26 ‘Corner for Barça! The rebound falls on Alba on the left line, who tries to hit the ball from a tight angle past Asenjo However, the Villarreal keeper is up to the task as he parries the ball over the crossbar for a Barca corner Nothing comes of it
26 ‘BLOCKED !!! Messi’s shot six yards from goal is blocked by Pau Torres Barca non10 gets a quick ball from the edge of the box and he tries to slide the ball past the Asenjo However, Torres reacts quickly enough to put a good block
19 ‘GOOOOALLLLLLLLLL !!! IT IS STILL THE FATI 17 YEAR OLD !!! The youngster left for a dream start to this season !!!! Coming on goal, Barcelona’s counterattack is led by Countinho, who makes a meteoric run down the center from his half of the pitch and down to Villarreal’s surface. He sees Fati in the space to his left and passes a quick pass The youngster does the rest He beats Villarreal goalkeeper Asenjo with ease to double Barca’s advantage
15 ‘GOOOOOALLLLLLLL !!!! ANSU FATIIIII SCORES THE FIRST BARCA GOAL OF THE SEASON !!! A really emphatic finish !! Arriving at goal, Jordi Alba receives a perfect long ball from the back, manages to stay to the side and zips to the left in line He then cuts it to an incoming Fati, who opens the shoe to insert the ball into the corner upper left BARCA IN CHIEF 1-0
ANOTHER STAT: Barcelona haven’t lost their first league game at Camp Nou since 1939
8 ‘Football from start to finish so far First of all, Barça advances through Coutinho on the left He manages to dribble his way into the area on the left, plays it back to Alba but his bad pass (to Searching for Busquets) sees Villarreal smash on the counter Estupinan rushes to the left flank and the quadrille However, the cross is badly directed and Barça defenders clear the ball out of danger
6 ‘Corner! First in the game and it’s going to Barca Messi dribbles his way, center, to the edge of the box He quickly passes to Alba on the left, whose signature reduction is blocked Nothing comes out of the corner
4 ‘LUCK FOR VILLARREAL! Paco Alcacer loves to come in, behind the opposing defense Received a lovely cross from the right and sent it back to Chukwueze with first contact The latter had enough room to go for a shot, but he decided to play the ball to his left to Me Gomez Finally, nothing comes out of the movement
Griezmann starts on the right, Fati on the left (as expected) and Messi plays a more central role
-> No Luis Suarez, no Nelson Semedo and no Arturo Vidal But Coutinho is back Will Barcelona start the new season on a winning note?
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he understood why Lionel Messi was upset over the departure of his longtime strike partner and friend Luis Suarez for Atletico Madrid, but didn’t think it was would affect him in the field
Messi slammed Barca on Friday for sending Suarez off after six years of service in which he scored 198 goals, the Argentine’s latest attack on the club hierarchy after trying to force his own move last month
« It’s normal that he is sad after his friend left the club, they spent many years side by side But the important thing is that he trains and plays, » Koeman said during a press conference ahead of Barça’s home season opener against Villarreal on Sunday
« He was an example for everyone He is upset but he has shown a lot of enthusiasm since his return and he will show it on the pitch », he added.
Koeman called Suarez during his first week taking over at Barca to tell him he was surplus to needs and he admitted to making a joint decision with President Josep Maria Bartomeu to move the Uruguayan
« Looks like I’m the bad guy in all of this but I’m not, I showed him respect, » added the Dutchman, who is one of Barca’s best players of all time and who delivered the club’s first European Cup with a goal in the 1992 final against Sampdoria
« I told him he might not play for several minutes but if he stayed I would always count on him It wasn’t just my decision, it was also the club’s decision
« There are a lot of young players who have a chance to join the team and it’s part of football Luis and I always respect each other He’s gone and I wish him the best of luck, » he said
La Liga 2020-21 Barcelona and Villarreal live stream will be available on the La Liga Facebook page
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