THE GESTURE OF MESSI
Leo Messi gave wings to Coutinho and to the traced back of the Barça
Published:31/01/2019 - 11:34h
Updated:31/01/2019 - 18:30h
Only it marked a goal, but Messi went back to be decisive for the Barça in the traced back copera in front of the Seville (6-1). The Argentinian yielded the penalti of the 1-0 to a Coutinho that needed to recover feelings and showed why is the best of the world
The FC Barcelona went back to do it and with a traced back spectacular attained to surpass to the Seville by an overwhelming 6-1 and put in the semifinals of the Glass of Rey. They are the ninth 'semis' consecutive that will play the Barça, that this season expects to go back to be the champion.
The meeting had two proper names: Leo Messi and Philippe Coutinho. The Argentinian, that went back to the titularity in Glass after not going summoned in the meeting of gone in the Sánchez Pizjuán, went back to be decisive with his football, his goals (marked one) and especially by his character, his implication and his form to influence in the other mates with his mere presence.
The rosarino showed all this with a noteworthy gesture in the minute 12 of game, after having caused a penalti that did to the Barça dream with the traced back. With 0-0 in the marker, Messi decided to yield him the maximum penalty to his mate Coutinho, knowing that a goal could be what the Brazilian needed to recover feelings and go back to his best level.
Coutinho Did not forgive and did well the gesture of Leo converting the penalti and the 1-0. To the Brazilian saw him much better against the Seville. More active and more desequilibrante that of habit, the ex of the Liverpool did a very complete party and rounded his good performance marking with a big head butt the 3-0 culé. A doublet that could be what needs to remove the ghosts of on and show why him fichó the Barça.
It is not the first time that Messi has a gesture like this with his mates
If something showed Messi yielding him this penalti to Coutinho is that, in addition to being a footballer estratosférico, also is a good captain and a big mate. But it is not the first time that the Argentinian has a gesture like this with a mate of team.
In previous seasons, when other mates of team also were going through bad series goleadoras or futbolísticas, Read also decided to yield them a penalti so that they recovered feelings. It did it with Ibrahimovic, Luis Suárez or Neymar and will go back to do it if the occasion requires it. So decisive with his football, as with his gestures, like this is Messi.
