Should Messi get a red card? He has been brutally violated by Athletic Bilbao people many times. Can his retaliatory actions win sympathy points? Being expelled from Barcelona for the first time in 2016, can it be used as a reason for commutation of sentence? After losing the championship, Messi apologized to his teammates in the locker room, and Paris immediately took the initiative to express his goodwill. What impact will this red card incident have on Messi's future in Barcelona? In any case, the disappointment of the Super Cup allowed fans to see the mediocrity and powerlessness of this Barcelona. This is an irrefutable fact.
After playing 753 games for Barcelona and receiving a red card, Messi's "innocence" that he maintained for more than 16 years came to an end, which is very regrettable. The anger of the Argentine veteran has won the sympathy of many fans: Athletic Bilbao's young forward Bialiblay, who came on as a substitute, continued to actively violate Messi, including two consecutive collisions with Messi, and even the Argentinian had passed the ball. He was never let go by his opponents. Messi lost his mind and punched his opponent on the head. Bialiblay immediately fell to the ground and seized the opportunity to "show weakness" to VAR and the referee. After reviewing VAR, referee Manzano showed Messi a red card.
The Catalan media cares more about Messi's red card than losing the Super Cup, which is actually insignificant. After the game, the Catalan media complained for Messi, believing that Messi pushed Bialiblay's head hard just to get rid of his opponent. Such an action should not be sent off with a red card. He never intended to hurt his opponent, and Messi's career has always focused on football ethics. On the contrary, he himself has always been the victim of intentional violations and injuries by his opponents. Before Messi pushed down Bialiblay, he had been deliberately violated continuously by his opponent, including being violated without the ball.
Messi played 61,254 minutes for the Barcelona first team before receiving his first red card. He can be regarded as a model of professional players. Messi's biggest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, has received 11 red cards in the club, which is a stark contrast. As for Ramos, who has received as many as 26 red cards in his career, due to different tactical positions, there seems to be a strong contrast, but in fact there is no comparable value. Referee Manzano pointed out in the referee's report that Messi hit the opponent player with his arm when the ball was not under his control, which was a serious violation and should be sent off according to the rules.
According to the regulations of the Spanish Football Association, the suspension period for such violent behavior is between 2 and 12 games. If the Disarmament Committee later determines that it is not serious, it will be suspended for 2 games, and if it is serious, it will be punished from 4 to 12 games. After the game, the Spanish Football Association announced a penalty of 2 games, which obviously took into account Messi's past exemplary performance on the field, and the action itself was not very harmful, so the punishment was the lightest. Even so, the Barcelona club and the media still refused to give up. The Barcelona club immediately appealed, and the media desperately searched for various evidence to prove that Messi did not intend to cause harm, but to avoid another collision with his opponent.
The Catalan media worked hard to defend Messi, but other media were obviously not so polite. From the United Kingdom to France, from Germany to Italy, and even Argentina's "Ole" and TyC Sports, which have always been regarded as Messi's "private media", also believe that Messi must bear the price for his impulse. Behind the red card is his helplessness and frustration with the game, which is a manifestation of his powerlessness because he has lost the talent he once had to get everything he wanted on the court.