lets not forget that barcelona got caught buying refs this season. you can clearly see how ref would help them in this game. FC Barcelona made 33 payments totaling €1,685,142.80 ($1.8mn) to the Technical Committee of Referees' Former Vice President according to documents obtained by the Spanish media, for what the national Tax Agency says was to "make sure that refereeing decisions were not made against them".
Sometimes I forget what a goalpoacher Messi was in this and the following season. Weird to see him hardly getting involved in the build-up, unlike just the season prior.
Opposite team always get someone big to guard Messi, whenever Messi gets the ball, at least three opponent players would foul than let him have the ball. Messi is such a huge threat.
I know man, it makes me kinda upset I wasn’t old enough to fully understand the masterpiece that I was witnessing before my very eyes, still blessed to be able to have watched it in real time though. I’ve never loved watching football more than back then.
