Born in 2003, Moriba, La Liga debut goal with Messi assist
Spanish professional football Primera Liga (La Liga)’February player’ Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) continued to play in March, leading the team’s undefeated march.
Barcelona defeated Osasuna 2-0 in the 2020-2021 La Liga round 26 away game held at El Sadar in Pamplona, Spain on the 7th (Korean time) thanks to the consecutive goals of Jordi Alba and Ilaix Moriba.
Barcelona, which increased their undefeated march to 16 games (13 wins and 3 draws), including their recent three consecutive wins in the league, scored 56 points and followed closely behind the lead Atletico Madrid (58 points).
Including the second leg of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey (Kings’ Cup) against Seville on the 4th, the official match 4 consecutive wins were also continued.
Both Barcelona goals began at Messi’s feet.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Messi’s long left-footed pass in the middle was connected to the left flank, and Alba, quickly dig into the penalty area, shook the net with a strong left-footed shot.
In the 38th minute of the second half, followed by a 1-0 lead, 2003-born midfielder Moriba received a pass from Messi and La Liga scored his debut goal.
When Messi received Fedri’s pass from the penalty arc and gave it a short shot, Moriba changed direction with a single touch, and a left-footed shot struck the goalkeeper’s fingertips, and Barcelona took the victory.
Moriba, who was from the Barcelona youth and joined the first team this year, scored a goal for the first time in his third La Liga game.
Messi, who operated the scoring for eight consecutive games in the league, except for the match that could not be taken out due to the dismissal, stopped the streak but led the victory with two help.
Osasuna, who was completely defeated, ended up in 13th place (28 points).
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