KOMPAS.com – The Barcelona dressing room is said to have heated up after Lionel Messi did not seem to get along with Quique Setien’s assistant coach, Eder Sarabia.
The moment occurred in the Celta Vigo vs Barcelona match on Saturday (6/27/2020).
Celta Vigo vs Barcelona match is the continuation of the 32nd week of La Liga, the top caste of the Spanish League, which ended as strong as 2-2.
The moment Messi ignored Eder Sarabia was seen at the time water break second half or around the 75th minute.
At that time the position was still 2-1 for Barcelona’s superiority.
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In a video, Eder Sarabia is seen wanting to give instructions to Messi who wants to take a drink bottle.
When Eder Sarabia spoke, Messi was seen ignoring and choosing to leave with his drinking bottle.
The moment was interesting because Eder Sarabia’s position when giving instructions was not far from Setien.
Setien in the outstanding video did not react and was seen letting the incident.
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The video of the incident between Eder Sarabia and Messi was then viral on social media and received responses from journalists ESPN in Spain, Santiago Russo.
According to Russo, the incident between Eder Sarabia and Messi will be discussed internally by Barcelona on Monday (6/27/2020).
The following is a video footage of the Messi incident ignoring Eder Sarabia:
???????? Messi passes Eder Sarabia during a hydration break in Balaídos #BarcaCelta @LaLiga
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– Esports COPE (@ESPORTSCOPE) June 29, 2020
Quoted from the site Daily MailBarcelona’s dressing room is rumored to heat up after a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo.
Messi and Gerard Pique are said to be the main actors for Barcelona’s dressing room which is not conducive.
Two Barcelona senior players were reportedly disappointed with Setien’s strategy and comments in the last few games.
Rumors of the Barcelona dressing room heats up even stronger after Luis Suarez openly criticized Setien after the match against Celta Vigo.
In his statement, Suarez asked Setien and the Barcelona coach to do self-introspection.
“There is something wrong with our performance in the away game. Setien has to analyze that,” Suarez said Movistar + after the game against Celta Vigo.
“We have performed optimally and followed the coach’s direction. However, now we have lost a lot of points from away games. We lost far more than last season,” Suarez added.
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Now various European media, especially in Spain, said that Setien will be fired by Barcelona at the end of this season.
Setien is rumored to still be dismissed even though this season managed to bring Barcelona won the Spanish League and Champions League titles.
In the last three Spanish league matches, Barcelona have decreased because it can only achieve one victory and two draws.
As a result, Barcelona must lose the top position of the Spanish League standings which are now occupied by Real Madrid.
Barcelona is now in second place with a collection of 69 points.
On the other hand, Real Madrid have just won five consecutive wins to temporarily lead with 71 points.
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