Lionel Messi missed a penalty while Barcenola played Alaves on Saturday.
But the highly talented super star went ahead to score a brace to lift Barcelona in the game which ended 2-0.
Barcelona appeared rattled by the exit of Brazilian star, Neymar but the impact of his move has not been felt on the field of play so far as Barca has opened the new season very well.
Meanwhile, Barcelona coach Valverde hopes to bring more players to the club.He told a press conference, “We hope that when Aug. 31 arrives and the transfer market closes we have a more competitive team.”
“I will work with the players I have got, but we hope to have an even better team and we’re open [to signings] if we have a chance, that’s clear,” kwese.espn.com quoted him as having said.
