Noticias

On this day in 2004, Leo Messi made his debut for the Barcelona first team. He was aged 17 and wore the number 30 on his back in the LaLiga meeting with Espanyol. The current Azulgranas' skipper returns to LaLiga action on Saturday, when Barça travel to the Coliseum to take on Getafe.

 

The Argentine national team, which was once again captained by Leo Messi, recorded an important 2-1 away success over Bolivia in the second match of qualifying campaign for the World Cup in Qatar. Leo completed the full 90 minutes.

 

Leo Messi will this Tuesday play in the second match of the qualifying campaign for the World Cup in Qatar. In the opening game, Leo netted the winner against Ecuador.

 

Leo Messi offered his thoughts after netting the winner as Argentina saw off Ecuador: "It was important to get off to a winning start because we know just how tough the qualifying campaign is. All of the games will be just as tough as this one. We'd hoped for better from ourselves in terms of our play, but that's to be expected, it's been a long time since we last played together. The important thing was to get the win and we've got to work hard to keep on improving. It's been a tough year for everyone, especially because of the pandemic. Winning the game and putting smiles on the fans' faces is all positive. I send my best wishes to all Argentines because these are really tough times for everyone".

 

Leo Messi struck the only goal of the game as Argentina ran out 1-0 winners over Ecuador in the team's opening qualifier for the Qatar World Cup. The Albiceleste captain converted from the spot to secure victory in a match in which he completed the full 90 minutes.

 

Tonight sees Leo Messi's Argentina open their qualifying campaign for the Qatar World Cup. The Albiceleste take on Ecuador in Buenos Aires in their first qualifier.