Lionel Messi was struck on the head by a bottle as the
Barcelona players celebrated Sergio Busquets’ stoppage-
time winning goal against Valencia on Sunday night.
The Argentine star had played a part in creating the goal
after his cross had found Neymar, whose header was
saved before Busquets lashed home the rebound to seal a
1-0 win in the 94th minute.
Barca players enthusiastically reacted to the match-winning
strike and soon jumped on the goalscorer near the corner
flag after he had slid to the ground in celebration, at which
point Messi was hit by the object thrown from a section of
the home support.
As the away players began heading back to the centre
circle following the goal, Messi was still down on the ground
clutching and rubbing his head. He was helped up to his
feet by Rafinha, at which point he picked up the bottle with
which he had been struck and threw it off the pitch.
The 27-year-old then rushed to the referee and protested
while holding his head, only to be shown a yellow card with
the official believing he was trying to waste time.
The final whistle blew just seconds after the re-start and
Messi hugged a few of his team-mates despite being
visibly irritated by the incident. He then stopped to receive
treatment from the onrushing physio, with a cut already
evident on his forehead.
The attacker continued to rub his head and returned to the
referee in a second attempt to explain what had taken place
before he left the field of play holding a tissue to the spot of
his injury, giving the home support an ironic thumbs-up
signal as he entered the tunnel.
Valencia released an official statement after the match
pledging to ban the perpetrator from the Mestalla for life if
they are tracked down.
"Valencia CF regret and condemn the isolated incident in the
game against FC Barcelona, in which a small, uncapped
bottle of water was thrown from the stands at opposition
player Lionel Messi," read the statement.
"The club will endeavour to locate the person who threw
the bottle, and they will be banned for life from Mestalla.
Valencia CF operate a zero tolerance policy on such actions
and rigorously enforce all security measures set out by
legislation."
Source: m.goal.com

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