No Messi, no problem. Messi presented his Golden Shoe to the Camp Nou crowd and then
watched on from the stands as Barcelona beat Granada with some ease in a rare afternoon kick-off in the Catalan capital.
Andres Iniesta's first-ever penalty for Barca opened the scoring, before Cesc Fabregas made it 2-0 from the spot. Alexis Sanchez and Pedro then netted a goal apiece late in the game after Manuel Iturra had been sent off for a second bookable offence.
It wasn't classic Barca, but it didn't really matter: the Blaugrana stay three points clear at the top of the table and remain unbeaten under Gerardo Martino.
"I think the fans are enjoying themselves a lot more than you say," Martino told reporters.
And those fans were treated to a glimpse of the future as 17-year-old Adama Traore made his debut with a lively cameo in attack and Sergi Roberto also came on for a rare appearance in midfield.
watched on from the stands as Barcelona beat Granada with some ease in a rare afternoon kick-off in the Catalan capital.
It wasn't classic Barca, but it didn't really matter: the Blaugrana stay three points clear at the top of the table and remain unbeaten under Gerardo Martino.
"I think the fans are enjoying themselves a lot more than you say," Martino told reporters.
And those fans were treated to a glimpse of the future as 17-year-old Adama Traore made his debut with a lively cameo in attack and Sergi Roberto also came on for a rare appearance in midfield.
