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Messi scores twice as Barcelona win friendly

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2 years ago

September 16, 2020

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Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday as Barcelona beat second-division Girona 3-1 in a preseason friendly. Messi helped set up Philippe Coutinho, back from his loan at Bayern Munich, for the first goal after 21 minutes.

He scored his second, with a deflected shot, after 50 minutes. He went off after an hour. Messi started Barcelona’s first friendly on Saturday, playing 45 minutes without scoring in a 3-1 victory over third-tier Gimnastica Tarragona.

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