Three dates had Lionel Messi in La Liga without filling his mouth with goals. Without pointing to the sky with his index fingers and returning to the center of the field with a smile as someone who successfully completes his workday.
And then he decided to break that adverse streak. He did it his way. With two amazing goals made in Messi against Girona, who had started winning at Camp Nou, but could hold on to the dream of pulling off a shock at the home of the giant for just two minutes.
The goal by Cristian Portu on Girona's first approach to Ter Stegen's goal was a mirage, until Barcelona started to get into gear. And began to put their house in order.
Lateral passes until finding space, absolute patience, rotation, and a fiery attacking force. These were weapons that were impossible to counter for Girona, who had just defeated Leganes 3-0 and dreams of qualifying for the Europa League.
Messi and Suarez turned the game around without breaking a sweat.
The equalizer came with a perfect assist from the Argentine to penetrate the visiting defense and leave the Uruguayan face to face with the goal: the number nine elegantly finished low, under the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou's outstretched arm.
Additionally, at the start of the matchday, Celta defeated Eibar 2-0 and Real Madrid thrashed Alaves 4-0. Now, it's Leganes-Las Palmas. The matchday will continue tomorrow with Villarreal-Getafe, Athletic Bilbao-Malaga, Valencia-Real Sociedad, and Sevilla-Atletico Madrid in the most attractive duel of the day. Levante-Betis will close the round on Monday.
The 25th round of La Liga began on Friday with the only match between Deportivo La Coruña, featuring Federico Cartabia in the starting lineup, and Espanyol, which also had Pablo Piatti in the starting lineup. The duel between two needy teams ended in a 0-0 draw, and the Galician team remains in the relegation zone.