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The second goal from Ansu to double the lead. BARCELONA. Elsewhere, Suarez came off the bench to score two goals and grab an assist on his Atletico Madrid debut as Diego Simeone's side ran out 6-1 winners over Granada. ... September 25, 2020 Lionel Messi has launched his latest attack on Barcelona’s hierarchy by criticising the way the club treated Luis Suárez, who has joined Atlético Madrid. — OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 27, 2020. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify, Amazin' But True: A NY Mets Podcast “I had already begun to imagine it but today I went into the dressing room and it truly dawned on me. Lionel Messi scored in his first game for Barcelona since publicly admitting he wanted to leave. "Fati may have a big season ahead of him.". The goal ensured Messi became one of only four players to score in 17 consecutive seasons – a prospect that looked uncertain when he insisted that he wanted to leave the club he has spent his entire career at in late August. As well as writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow & Green Football: a site on Brazilian soccer that is part of the Guardian Sport Network and a partner of O Globo.

Big compliments to Hoffenheim, the team showed a very strong performance and also a compliment to Sebastian Hoeness himself, as his team was very well adjusted. Russian footballer hit by lightning is back in training, RB Leipzig's US sensation Tyler Adams driven on by the 'sacrifices' of his family, Time Out: Cesc Fabregas on his career and racism in football, Black footballers too 'scared' to look at social media due to racist abuse, says Zaha, Rival EPL managers criticize Man City's overturned ban. "It's normal that he is sad after his friend has left the club, they spent many years side by side.

Is Bruno Fernandes Manchester United's savior? Messi wasn’t alone in expressing his displeasure with the way Barcelona handled Suarez’s departure.

Suárez himself paid tribute to Messi in his farewell news conference on Thursday, recalling that everyone had told him the player was difficult to get on with but declaring they had become best friends as well as prolific on-pitch partners. (CNN)Bayern Munich had swept aside everything before it during 2020 -- until Sunday. Ronald Koeman had called Suárez several days after becoming Barcelona head coach to inform the Uruguayan, who had one year left on his contract with the club he joined from Liverpool for £75m in 2014, that he was no longer wanted. This story has been shared 39,945 times. Bayern Munich had swept aside everything before it during 2020 -- until Sunday. Luis and I still respect each other. After getting the pleasantries out of the way, the Ballon d’Or holder then went about taking a dig at his employers, who until recently he also tried to leave after 20 years in Blaugrana colors.

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