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[스포탈코리아] Reporter Huh Yun-soo = It’s been a while since it’s been a while, but the situation is not optimistic. This is because Lionel Messi (33, FC Barcelona) is not in perfect shape yet.
Barcelona will compete in the 2020/2021 Supercopa de España (Super Cup) final against Athletic Bilbao at the Estadio Olympico de Sevilla in Seville, Spain, at 5 am on the 18th (Korean time).
Earlier, Barcelona drew 1-1 after an extended battle against Real Sociedad in the quarterfinals. In the following penalty shootout, he won 3-2 and won a ticket to the final.
In many ways, this is a strange situation to Barcelona. Unlike in the past, when the championship was like eating first, it is a good opportunity to escape from the military that started last season. It is highly possible to have a trophy because even Real Madrid, who was defeated by Bilbao, was eliminated.
Another is Barcelona without Messi. Currently, Messi is suffering from thigh pain. For this reason, I watched the quarterfinals against Sociedad from the audience. It was also known that before the start of overtime, he came down to the ground and delivered tactical instructions to Pedri, Trinkan, and Ricky Putz.
‘Marca’ said on the 17th, “Messi was absent from the training held on Friday. It is also unclear whether to participate in the final match against Bilbao.”
Barcelona is scheduled to train once more the day before the match. Even this day, if Messi doesn’t show up, it is expected that the final match will be left to teammates.
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