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Messi scores twice as Barcelona thump Girona in friendly

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) celebrates with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets after scoring during their friendly match against Girona at the Johan Cruyff stadium in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on September 16, 2020.

Photo credit: Josep Lago | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Messi helped set up Philippe Coutinho, back from his loan at Bayern Munich, for the first goal after 21 minutes.
  • Messi only returned to training at the start of last week after saying he wanted to leave the club.
  • Barcelona are due to start their league campaign on September 26 or 27 against Villarreal.

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Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday as Barcelona beat second-division Girona 3-1 in a preseason friendly.

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