The captain Barcelona, Lionel MESS, was sanctioned with two suspension games for his expulsion in the final Spanish Super Cup Last Sunday.
The only competition judge sanctioned MESS “with two games after being sent off in the final Spanish Super Cup“Sources from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reported on Tuesday.
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MESS was expelled at the last minute of the enlargement Spanish Super Cup, as he Barcelona they lost 3-2 to Athletic Bilbao, when they saw a direct red card for slapping Asier Villalibre, probably out of frustration.
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This is the first time MESS was expelled with Barcelona, after 753 games, although he had already seen the red one on one occasion when he played for Barça in 2005 in a match in the second B division, equivalent to the third category of Spanish football.
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After knowing the punishment of MESS, el FC Barcelona has ruled on the case and says they will file an appeal.
“He FC Barcelona will challenge the sanction at Leo messi. On Tuesday, the competition commission reported that the red directly received by the Argentine player in the final of the Spanish Super Cup was sanctioned with two games “, it is shown in the communiqué of the Barça club.
“It simply came to our notice then MESS, who had never seen a red card with FC Barcelona, was eliminated in a Barça attack in the final stages of the final. The refereeing act justified the expulsion of the Argentine star: “Hitting an opponent with his arm using excessive force while the ball is in play, but not at a distance from being played,” he added. Barcelona in your statement.