Barcelona won their first trophy without their star man Lionel Messi with a 3-0 win over Juventus in the Gamper Trophy on Sunday.
Messi is leaving the Nou Camp following 21 years, subsequent after not being able to agree on a new contract with the board of the club.
Prior to the day, the 34-year-old bid goodbye in an emotional press conference. His departure didn’t stop his team from crushing Juve in the Gamper Trophy final.
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Memphis Depay opened the scoring after only three minutes. Martin Braithwaite made it 2-0 with a pounding header not long before the hour mark from a corner. Riqui Puig added a third in stoppage time with a curling left-foot drive.
The new LaLiga season gets going on Friday, however, Barcelona has Real Sociedad on Sunday in their opening game.
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