NEW ORLEANS.- A day after playing a friendly in Honduras, Lionel Messi The celebrities who will attend the Super Bowl of the NFL between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Eagles of Philadelphia In New Orleans.
The American Football League (NFL) spread a short video that shows a smiling Messi entering the Caesars Superdome, this Sunday of the great show of American sport, with the message: “Legend.”
The Argentine star will be one of the special guests of the event, which will also have the presence of an American president in exercise for the first time, Donald Trump, and with other celebrities such as singer Taylor Swift, a couple of the figure of the Chiefs, Travis Kelce.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Messi led the 5-0 win of the Inter Miami In front of the Honduran Olimpia in San Pedro Sula, in which he turned the initial goal.
Barcelona puts pressure
Barcelona won an important victory against Sevilla (4-1) on the Sánchez Pizjuán to continue putting pressure to the Real Madrid leader and his persecutor, Atlético, in his fight for LaLiga.
With this triumph, the Catalan entity cut distances in the classification when two of the white team and one of the mattress team, which tied one in the derby played on Saturday at the Bernabéu.
The Polish Robert Lewandowski (8) opened the scoring, but was quickly answered by the Swiss Ruben Vargas (8). In the second half, Fermín López (46) again advanced to Barça, who sentenced with the goals of Brazilian Raphina (65) and Eric García (89).
Hansi Flick’s pupils hit first. A center, which connected with the head of Iñigo Martínez, found Lewandowski in the second stick, who sent the ball to the network without the Sevilla goalkeeper, the Norwegian Orjan Nyland, could avoid it.
This good beginning was, however, a mirage. A few minutes later, Vargas pushed a Saúl Ñíguez pass to put tables on the score .
The thrilling game of both teams marked the rhythm of a first half in which Lamine Yamal starred several times without success and the premises also enjoyed opportunities to advance.
Fermín, who had entered at the beginning of the second part by Gavi, admonished with a yellow one, finished off headly after a magnificent assistance from Pedri so that Barça returned to take the reins in the luminous.
Shortly after, in 52, the Linner annulled some of the Hispanic team for a clear out of the rosemary game and then not a possible penalty of Jules Koundé to the Swiss Djibril Sow, who claimed a push from French.
While the stands expressed its discomfort for the collegiate’s decision, the third goal came to a raphinha colossal, which took a powerful right near the crescent.
But the game followed Red Vivo after a hard entry of Fermín on Sow, which ended in a direct red card after the VAR called the referee.
Despite the insistence of Seville, Barcelona was solid back. One or another local flash, such as the shot of the Frenchman Loic Badé, put Szczesny in trouble before the end of the match.
With one less player, the Culés sentenced the clash with a shot by Eric García to the second post after a side foul.
