Lionel Messi cares about you.
Sometimes it might not seem that way, but he really does. We promise you.
You stood by him when
Adrien Rabiot embarrassed him during the week, and he has repaid your faith.
You see, Lionel Messi knew you had your weekly accumulator on, and he knew you included Barcelona like you always do.
He knew those other results had come in, even if Manchester United and Middlesbrough made you sweat for a bit, and he knew this was the last one you needed.
So, even after Marc-Andre ter Stegen had gifted Unai Lopez an equalising goal for Leganes, Messi knew it wasn't over. It couldn't be over.
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With the game winding down and the scores still level, Neymar was felled in the box.
The Brazilian could have taken the penalty himself, but Messi knew it was on him. He had missed penalties in the past, but not this time. Your accumulator was riding on it.
So, up he stepped, and...
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As if it was ever in doubt.
Oh, and the result probably kept Barcelona manager Luis Enrique in a job after a shaky period for the Champions League winner, but that's not the main story here - after all, your bet came in.
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