Messi’s reunion with his former team and Luis Enrique

The Membership World Cup qualifiers are beginning to make clear after teams A and B have completed the group stage. The victory of Atlético de Madrid in opposition to Botafogo didn’t enable the rojiblancos to finish within the prime two, however to grant the management of the PSG.

Within the early hours of Tuesday, the Inter Miami of Leo Messi let a 2-0 go in opposition to Palmeiras within the final ten minutes. A draw that has vital penalties for the American group and is that after ending as second within the group, within the spherical of 16 will probably be summoned in opposition to the European champion.

A totally surprising match since nobody had ‘the herons’ in a gaggle the place the Porto was additionally. Nonetheless, the good incentive of this tie is put by Leo Messi and Luis Enrique, who will meet once more eight years after having separated their paths in Barça.

As well as, the morbidity can be assured with the previous of the Spanish group. And it’s that Luis Enrique, Mascherano, Luis Suárez, Busquets, Jordi Alba or Messi, all of them ex from Barcelona and a number of other additionally of the Spanish nationwide group, will likely be protagonists looking for the quarterfinals.

After the match in opposition to Palmeiras, many have been the approved voices of Inter Miami who analyzed the sport in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain and, above all, the reunion with Luis Enrique. Who was the best aspect of Barça and the Charrúa removed reward in the direction of the determine of the Asturian coach, though the appears to be like will likely be put in ‘Lucho’ and Messi.

Messi in opposition to the PSG

In the summertime of 2023 Leo Messi determined to make the baggage of the French capital with the purpose of getting a race finish with out a lot media strain. It was then that he determined to go away the PSG to Inter Miami after two seasons wherein Ligue 1 received primarily, whereas in Champions the barrier have been the spherical of 16.

Nobody might think about that two years later the Argentine would face his former group within the spherical of 16 of a membership World Cup, however the vacation spot, capricious as at all times, has triggered the reunion.

Eight years after having left Barça, Luis Enrique will see the faces with a number of gamers he had at Barça and in addition within the nationwide group, though the main focus will likely be monitored by the doable greeting with Messi, with whom he had his most and fewer throughout his stage on the Barca bench.

The explanation was the substitution of ’10’ in Anoeta with out prior discover, a declaration of intentions of a coach who reached the bench below the slogan of “right here commanded me”. Messi’s response? Don’t seem to open doorways that was celebrated on Kings Day.

“Luis Enrique and Messi did not reach the hands, but there was tension. It was normal because of the situation that was lived at that time. From there the triplet won, so welcome,” said Jordi Masip, former Barça goalkeeper, in the program ‘Què t’hi jugues’ of the chain ser.

From that episode, the Asturian coach stopped inventions and opted for a fixed eleven that led him to the triplet. The United States quotes eleven years after that event and after eight without seeing each other.