Will it be Messi’s last classic? With those unknown thousands of fans of the Barcelona, and football in general, saw the classic that the Real Madrid won 2-1 in which the Argentinian striker, who canceled his contract in June, was left without scoring
Messi, with 26 goals, he is the player who has scored the most goals in the history of the classics, followed by Alfredo Di Stéfano and Cristiano Ronaldo, both with 18 goals.
His debut against Real Madrid took place on November 19, 2005 at the Santiago Bernabéu, in a match that the Barcelona took 0-3 with goals from the Brazilian Ronaldinho and the Cameroonian Samuel eto’o, his attack partner.
Between an average of 29 league classics and a total of 45 in official competitions, the same as, individually, one of his perennial rivals, Sergio Ramos, who did not play this time due to an injury.
Messi came to the game with him Real Madrid in a great moment of form. Their numbers reflected this. Of the 29 goals this year, 19 were in 2021 over three months. However, when his team needed him most, the Argentinian ran out of gunpowder in the biggest Spanish football showcase with a global audience on all continents.
The Argentinian tried the Barcelona on the field, although he resigned because defensive errors cost his team two goals. He tried to be the protagonist, troubling the white defense, and his contribution, although intermittent, was decisive in the attack.
In the first half, he managed to score an Olympic goal from the corner, but found the crossbar defended by Thibaut Courtois, who placed a wall over the three sticks that left the Argentinian desperate.
Almost all of his team’s offensive actions went through his boots. In the first half, he was much associated with Pedri, who at the age of 18 wanted to make more decisions than those due to his equal age, and in the second, he found a squire in French Antoine Griezmann, who was going to rest. , and the Dutch Frenkie De Jong, almost disappeared in the first 45 minutes.
The intense rain that fell in Madrid marred the classic and also the contribution of skilled footballers such as Messi, who suffered much to defend the Real Madrid.
The unknown is now about to reveal whether this April 10, 2021 will remain in the annals of football as the date of the last classic Messi played with the Barcelona shirt or whether, on the contrary, the Argentinian is reconsidering the decision he wanted to take last. season of departure the Barça team.