Image Source : TWITTER/LALIGA Lionel Messi (centre) scores a free-kick objective in opposition to Granada on Saturday evening.
2 objectives vs Athletic Bilbao earlier this week, 2 objectives thus far vs Granada tonight. Lionel Messi is now single La Liga topscorer with 11 objectives.#granadabarca pic.twitter.com/ntMD75D6eD— FTTV_WORLD (@FTTV2O) January 9, 2021
Lionel Messi’s accuracy with the free-kick isn’t a hidden secret. However off recently followers have been disadvantaged of his superb dead-ball objectives from outdoors the field, making them query if the Barcelona celebrity was having that season when issues do not go his means. His final evening objective from proper outdoors the field was the reminder that he’s only a kick away from spewing his magic in La Liga.
Thrashing Granada 4-0, the objective got here proper earlier than the tip of the primary half, when Messi cleared an 8-man wall to fit in an outrageous free-kick which went beneath the jumpring Granada defenders. To make issues extra attention-grabbing, Granada stored a person proper beneath the wall to dam such shot however to no avail because the goalkeeper was crushed on the close to put up.
Earlier within the match, first it was Pedro “Pedri” González shining along with his assists. Then the injury-prone Dembele Ousmane earned a spot within the assault. Now the oft-maligned Antoine Griezmann is again to scoring objectives.
All in all, Barcelona is slowly displaying indicators this season won’t be a wash in spite of everything.
Griezmann scored a brace and arrange Lionel Messi for one of many Argentine’s two objectives on Saturday to guide Barcelona to a 4-0 win at Granada.
Barcelona’s first three-match profitable run within the league underneath Ronald Koeman put it 4 factors behind chief Atlético Madrid, whose house recreation scheduled for Saturday in opposition to Athletic Bilbao was postponed attributable to a blizzard that has shut down the capital and made transit nearly unattainable via a lot of central Spain.
“Our situation is still complicated, but the team is betting better. We have had three games on the road and won all three,” Koeman mentioned. “We are more focused from the start of the games now, and when we are focused and move the ball with pace, there are few teams that can control us.”
Second-placed Real Madrid was one level behind Atlético after being held at Osasuna to 0-0 in a match performed in regular snowfall and with barely any scoring possibilities for both facet.
Atlético has three extra video games to play than its prime title rivals.
(With inputs from AP)