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El Clasico: How Messi and Barcelona turned their season on its head | The World Game – The World Game
After losing 3-1 to Real Madrid in October, it was all doom and gloom at Barcelona. But much has changed ahead of Saturday’s clash.
It was billed as one of the most important Clasicos in years. The outcome, it was said, could set the tone for the entire season and, by extension, the future of Lionel Messi.
The Argentinian’s revelation he wanted to leave was still ringing in the ears of Barca directors two months on in October last year. While they’d managed to keep hold of him, owing to Messi’s reluctance to drag his club through the courts, his form on the pitch hardly suggested he was at peace.
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