This Saturday is a special day for Leo Messi, since for the first time it will have been able to dress of short in Mendizorroza and play on the lawn of the stadium of the Sportive Alavés in all his career, after having had previously to this 11 February 2017 until three opportunities more to do it, without taking advantage of them by injuries or no-announcements.
The first of these thrice gave in the season 2005-06, when Leo Messi initiated his career futbolística in a FC Barcelona with Ronaldinho, Deco, Eto'or or Giuly like main stars. It was the first day of LaLiga, but Rijkaard decided then leave him out of the announcement of the Barça. This yes, in the party of the second turn Messi himself played, desquitándose when annotating the goal of the sentence in the Camp Nou (2-0).
Leo Messi, with three stray opportunities in front of the Alavés
This season the Sportive Alavés descended to Second Division, but both groups would go back to measure his strengths to the following campaign, in the round of eighth of final of the Glass of Rey. In this occasion Leo Messi went back to remain out of the announcement of Rijkaard for the party of gone in Mendizorroza, although this time was due to a fracture in the foot of the Argentinian star.
Said fracture also prevented him contest the party of turn of the eliminatory in the Camp Nou. Finally, the last time that the Barcelona visited Mendizorroza was in the campaign 2012-13, in dieciseisavos of Glass of Rey.
In that occasion Tito Vilanova decided to give rest to Messi by the accumulation of parties, and when considering that it was not a commitment that needed especially of the participation of "The Flea", when having then the Alavés a level of quality lower that the current. The Barça achieved to win in that party by a conclusive 0-3.