Yesterday, Barca played the UEFA Super Cup Championship match in Tbilisi, Georgia against its domestic rival Sevilla. A lot was on the line in this match. This is because, Barca had won all three of the trophies available to the club last year. A win in Georgia would have put them one step closer to their goal of a clean sweep of all six possible trophies in this calendar year.
The game started off with a Sevilla goal from a free kick. Not to be undone, Messi equalled with a splendid free kick of his own. He followed this with another free kick goal, and Rafinha and Luis Suarez added one more goal each. Barca led 4-1 at half. However, the game was far from over.
Sevilla fought back and tied the game in the closing minutes. This sent the game to added extra time. In the first period, no goal was to be found. However, more fireworks were to come.
Pedro Rodriguez, a Barca youth prospect, was substituted late in the game, and he had an extra bit of determination. This was not only because he wanted to win another trophy. Rather, it was because he has been strongly linked with a move away from Barca to another club due to lack of playing time. The game in Tbilisi might actually have been his last match in a Barca shirt.
In the second added time period, Messi was fouled outside the box. He blasted a free kick in, but it was blocked by the hand of a Sevilla player. Messi played on and fired in the rebound that the keeper could only parry. Guess who was there to pick up the pieces and put the goal away? If you guessed Pedro, you would be right!
Barca went on to prevail 5-4, and they lifted their fourth trophy of the year.
One could not write a better ending than what we witnessed! We thank you Pedro for your years of service and devotion to this team. If this was indeed your last game, you go out a hero to all cules. Visca Barca!
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