The press reviews: “Worse than any 2:8”

SPAIN AS: “There has been too much glorious history, the most glorious of all time for Barca, and it all ends like a tear in the rain. Neither Messi nor football deserves such an end.” The newspaper: “War between Messi and Barca. The war has begun. With a first unexpected step by the star, who had been feeling hurt because of Josep Bartomeu for many months. He blames the president for the club’s sporting decline.” World Sports: “The Messi bomb: He wants to leave! It is the chronicle of an announced divorce.” El Mundo: “Spoiled end of an era” Brand: “Leo Messi has just told the club that he wants to leave the club, that he no longer feels comfortable in the Camp Nou, which was his kindergarten since he was little - and that is worse than any 2:8.” ENGLAND: BBC: “Surely every club in the world would take the opportunity to recruit the Argentine superstar. But his situation is complicated and, realistically, few candidates have a chance of securing his signature.” Mirror: “The loss of Messi would be a catastrophic blow to the club on and off the pitch and they are desperate to keep what is arguably the greatest player of all time. (...) What is clear, however, is that his relationship with Barcelona seems to have reached a critical point, and after Tuesday's blowout, despite the club's attempts, it is difficult to imagine that there is a way back." Guardian: “It came as no surprise that minutes after the bombshell news that Messi wanted to leave Barcelona, Manchester City were named as early favorites for his signature. Pep Guardiola and Messi have won the Champions League together twice with Barça and there may be a temptation to team up to win the trophy again.” ITALY: The print: “It could be the transfer bomb of the summer.” The Republic: “If it were available for free, there would be a race among all the big players in Europe. Inter have already started dreaming of the prank of the century after Conte was confirmed. (...) And Juve? There you will hardly stand idly by. They worked on Suarez there, in fact you can dream of Messi and a free transfer by bringing the sponsors into play, as has already happened with Ronaldo (...) But Guardiola and Aguero at Manchester City also dream of Messi to embrace again to shake off the curse of the Champions League. The snowball effect has just begun and it will radically change the face of football.” Sports Gazette: “The Messi shock.” (...) “It is difficult to imagine a sadder, more self-destructive, even more surreal ending: that Leo Messi informs Barcelona that he wants to leave now and for free (...) The relationship between Messi and Barça, which now continues through lawyers and perhaps courts will be. A relationship that seemed indissoluble and eternal.” FRANCE The team: “And what if, after a year of doing everything he could to follow Lionel Messi's call to Barcelona, Neymar welcomed his former comrade to PSG? (...) As attractive as it may be, such an operation is “impossible” today, according to decision-makers in the capital. (...) To imagine Messi appearing on the Eiffel Tower one day, there are two possibilities. The first would be the sale of one of PSG's two jewels, Neymar or Kylian Mbappé (under contract until 2022) to the highest bidder, with the latter being sold for around €300 million. But the tendency is to want to extend with them, and the wisdom of selling a 28- or 21-year-old star to buy a 33-year-old, however prestigious he may be, is rather questionable. The second option would be to push financial fair play to the limit again, with the associated risks. (...) But from PSG it would be a new provocation and a threat to “alienate the entire football world” if they took out the checkbook for the most expensive player in the world three years after the double coup worth 402 million euros.

ES Primera Division International	SP	TV	P
1. Real Madrid	33	71:22	84
2.Girona F.C.	33	69:40	71
3. FC Barcelona	32	64:37	70
4. Atletico Madrid	33	62:39	64
5. Athletic Bilbao	33	53:33	58
6. Royal Society	33	46:35	51
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The press reviews: “Worse than any 2:8”

Lionel Messi informed FC Barcelona of his desire to move on Tuesday evening and wants to leave the club in the summer. We have summarized the international press reviews.

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