MESSI SENT OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS BARCA CAREER
Barcelona ace Lionel Messi was sensationally shown the red card after lashing out at Athletic Bilbao’s Villalibre during the Supercopa final.
It’s not the first time Messi has received s red card, but it’s his first dismissal playing for the first team at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona looked to have sealed the victory but for late goals and an extra-time brace for Bilbao.
Barca boss Ronald Koeman said after the match: “I can understand what Messi did,” Koeman said. “I don’t know how many times they fouled him, and it’s normal to react when they keep trying to foul you as a player who is looking to dribble with the ball, but I need to see it again properly.”
Messi could face a four-match ban.
