Football
Messi named All Football Player of the Week
Lionel Messi sealed a 3-0 win for Barcelona against Deportivo Alaves with a double in his first LaLiga match as the club’s full-time captain,National Daily gathered.
The Argentina forward broke the deadlock at 64th-minute with a clever free-kick. It was fitting that Barca’s 6000th goal in the top flight was scored by the man who got their 5000th back in 2009.
National Daily learnt that the 31-year-old brought down Suarez’s pass and slotted in his second goal of the game in the first minute of stoppage time to seal a routine win for the Catalans.
Starting the new season with a bang, Messi is now eyeing a magnificient year under his captaincy.
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