This Lionel Messi red card vs Athletic Bilbao saw the Barca superstar sent off in the Super Cup final for a punch to the back of Asier Villalibre’s head. The Messi vs Villalibre incident happened towards the end of their Super Cup final, which Bilbao won thanks to a stunning goal from Inaki Williams. This was the first red card for Messi in his Barca career.
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Real Madrid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao Spanish Supercopa 2021 | Player Ratings from the Newspapers
Here is a look at how the Spanish newspapers rated Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao’s players as the latter stunned Zinedine Zidane’s men 2-1 to book a spot in the Supercopa final. Raul Garcia scored both of Athletic Club’s goals, including one from the spot, while Karim Benzema pulled one back for Real after the interval.
Mundo Deportivo player ratings Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao semifinal
Lionel Messi goal vs Granada 2021 | First Messi free kick of the season | Under the wall
This Lionel Messi free kick goal vs Granada ended a long set piece drought for the Argentine superstar- it was his first first free kick goal of the current league season. The Messi goal against Granada was his second of the game and came in the 42nd minute- a free kick under the wall