New times for Messi. Ronald Koeman, with whom the relationship is beginning to take shape, replaced the Argentine for the last 25 minutes of the match in Granada. At 0-4, the Dutchman thought about the Spanish Super Cup and the Barça's physique, who had also already scored two goals. Thus, in the 65th minute, he brought Braithwaite onto the pitch and took the Argentine out. Some images from Movistar showed Koeman making a gesture of change to Ronald Koeman. It could be the moment in which it asked for 'permission' to replace it.
Messi had not been replaced for three years for sporting reasons. It was in a Cup match against Celta in which the Catalans had already resolved the tie. Messi greeted Koeman after being substituted and sat in the Los Cármenes stands already thinking about his next trip to Andalusia. Specifically, to Córdoba.