Barcelona head coach, Ronald Koeman has admitted that Lionel Messi’s goal and his celebration in honour of Diego Maradona were “great in every sense.”
Messi was on the scoresheet on Sunday as Barcelona thrashed Osasuna 4 – 0 at Camp Nou to regain their confidence following an average start to the campaign this season.
The Argentine capped his goal with a tribute to former Barca star Maradona, who died on Wednesday.
Messi took off his Barcelona jersey to reveal a Newell’s Old Boys football shirt bearing Maradona’s famous No 10.
The 1986 World Cup winner spent a season at the club, where Messi was later a youth player, towards the end of his career.
Koeman was impressed both with his captain’s finish and with the way he chose to pay his respects to his Argentine compatriot.
“These are the things of a great player: first because of the play and the goal, and second because of the gesture towards Maradona. It was something really great in every sense,” Koeman said. “I didn’t know Leo was going to do that celebration.”
Griezmann, Braithwaite and Coutinho all netted for Los Blaugrana to revive their hopes of winning the La Liga title this season.
The win has pushed Koeman’s men to the 7th position on the log with 14 points.
