Barcelona, 1-0 Victory in Granada... Messi Shines in Seti?n's Debut Match

On the 20th (Korean time), Barcelona players are celebrating their 1-0 victory in the 20th round home match of the 2019-20 Spanish La Liga season against Granada at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Barcelona official Twitter capture.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] Lionel Messi gifted a debut victory to FC Barcelona's new head coach Quique Seti?n.

On the 20th (Korean time) at 5 a.m., Barcelona won 1-0 with Messi's winning goal in the 2019-20 La Liga Round 20 home match against Granada held at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona recorded the same 43 points as Real Madrid and returned to the top of the league with a goal difference 2 goals ahead.

This match was also the debut game for coach Seti?n, who was appointed as the successor to Ernesto Valverde, who was dismissed on the 14th.

Based on 81% ball possession in the first half, Barcelona dominated by allowing Granada only one shot.

In the second half, Barcelona firmly seized the momentum.

In the 24th minute of the second half, S?nchez received a yellow card for stretching his leg deeply to block Messi's dribble and was sent off due to accumulation of yellow cards. Granada, at a numerical disadvantage, was further dragged by Barcelona.

In the 30th minute of the second half, Griezmann received a pass from Messi and made a non-stop back pass to Vidal, who then back-passed to Messi rushing toward the goal. Messi then struck the ball low to the left side of the goalpost, and it was sucked into the goal.

Coach Seti?n, who led seven teams and recorded 3 draws and 4 losses in his debut matches, achieved his first-ever debut victory in his career.

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