Messi nets in Barcelona win as Setien enjoys winning start
Quique Setien may want a different Barcelona but he needed the same old Lionel Messi on Sunday as the Argentinian gave his new coach a winning start against Granada.
Messi’s strike in the 76th minute at Camp Nou proved the only goal of a cagey contest and prevented the much-anticipated launch of Setien’s new era becoming something of a damp squib.
Relief for Barca as Messi ensures Setien enjoys winning start https://t.co/crXluHAXue pic.twitter.com/EawrRyt3ni
— World Soccer Talk (@worldsoccertalk) January 19, 2020
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