Lionel Messi salvages win for Barcelona with late penalty against Leganés

Tellingly, Messi didn’t even celebrate the victor, while there were widespread jeers for much maligned midfielder Andre Gomes and under-fire coach Luis Enrique. That’s part of my job.

City have long believed they would be at the front of the queue should Messi become available, and were confident around this time past year that Guardiola’s arrival at the club would help persuade the Argentine to make the move.

Messi gave Barca an early lead, before Unai Lopez fired in the equaliser.

This is a clear indicator that the Barcelona team under Luis Enrique has completely lost its identity and that could perhaps be the reason for their recent downfall. While it is hard to think of 3 better players in the world to do that, this has cost them in the past.

FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique seemed unhappy with the behaviour of the fans after their hard fought win against relegation-threatened Leganes in La Liga.

“There were some unusual feelings: frustration, a lack of confidence.it’s inevitable”.

Javier Mascherano returned to training on Sunday but did not join in the team session at the Ciutat Esportiva and instead trained alone in the gym according to Sport. The game was finally decided by a penalty, but considering how we are right now, we will take it, ” said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique.

Suarez was speaking ahead of Sunday’s La Liga home game against struggling Leganes.

The Spanish champions were thankful to a series of fine saves from Marc-Andre ter Stegen as he was unexpectedly busy to keep Leganes at bay.

“This time it was a penalty, but, given how we are at the moment, that is more than welcome”. He was jeered by a large number of the home supporters but received roaring approval from the most vocal section. “We win and we lose together”. There are always things to improve on, but this is normal in football.