The crushing defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2019-2020 Champions League quarter-finals certainly disappointed many in Barcelona. This was also felt by the Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
After Barcelona was defeated by Bayern by a landslide score of 2-8 at the Da Luz Stadium, Saturday (15/8/2020) in the morning WIB, Messi’s figure continues to receive great attention. From the future to the response to the defeat, the public continues to seek.
Now, a photo has appeared on social media showing Messi’s condition, who looked devastated after accepting the defeat to Bayern. In the photo circulating, La Pulga – Messi’s nickname – looks languidly sitting in the locker room.
Like still unable to accept what happened, Messi looks pensive in the dressing room. This shows how disappointed Messi is with the minor results that Barcelona have to achieve in the Champions League.
Deep disappointment, of course, was felt by all parties in Barcelona. Because, they have to be eliminated from the 2019-2020 Champions League in such heartbreaking conditions. Barcelona must be willing to hit up to eight goals by Bayern.
This result is also the biggest defeat ever experienced by the Blaugrana – the nickname Barcelona – since last felt in 1946. In that year, Barcelona, to be exact, swallowed a 0-8 defeat to Sevilla in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.
The defeat to Bayern has also closed Barcelona’s chances of winning the title this season. Setien has certainly failed to give Barcelona a single title during the 2019-2020 season.
On the 2019-2020 Spanish League stage itself, Barcelona, which actually has a great chance of winning the title before the break due to the corona virus. However, that hope was tightly closed after a bad performance during the comeback competition. Barcelona must give up the title to Real Madrid.
With this condition, it’s no wonder Messi feels so devastated. The future of the Barcelona mainstay striker is increasingly in doubt that he can continue to survive. Messi is considered to have an even greater chance of leaving Barcelona in the 2020 summer transfer market.
The team that Messi is most associated with is Inter Milan. The president of Inter Milan, Massimo Moratti, even immediately heated up the transfer rumors after Barcelona lost to Bayern. Moratti said Inter have the ability to sign Messi this summer.
