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Messi gets first red card of Barcelona career, could face FOUR-match ban

Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup Final - FC Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao - Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, Seville, Spain - January 17, 2021 Barcelona's Lionel Messi walks off the pitch after being sent off [Reuters, Marcelo Del Pozo]

Ronald Koeman defended Lionel Messi after the Argentine star received the first red card of his Barcelona career.

Messi could face a four-match ban after being sent off for taking a swipe at Athletic Bilbao's Asier Villalibre in Sunday's Spanish Supercopa final.

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