That’s what happened over the weekend against Eibar when Barca Coach Luis Enrique called Messi’s number and name repeatedly in an effort to swap him out for Munir. Messi ignored him.
Enrique ended up swapping out the 22-year-old Neymar instead, which was fine. Neymar was feeling pretty happy, having scored his 200th career goal against Eibar, which helped propel Barcelona to a 3-0 victory.
Messi, who also scored in the match, may have wanted to stay in so badly due to his own goal goals. The 27-year-old is just two scores away from becoming La Liga’s top goal scorer.
When asked afterwards about Messi’s insistence that he stay in, Enrique simply said (via The Mirror), “I trust what Messi tells me.”
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