Alba speaks following Celta loss: “We hope it won’t be Messi’s last game at Camp Nou”

Just when everyone suspected the season could not get worse for Barcelona, the team managed to topple all expectations, and finish the penultimate game of the season with a 2-1 loss against Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou. As Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both scrapped victories from the jaws of defeat, Barça conceded a 90th minute winner.

The most unfortunate part about the loss will be that it could very well be Lionel Messi’s last home game of the season. A goodbye in the most unfortunate of ways, maybe, and Jordi Alba suspected much of the same, saying, “We hope it won’t be Messi’s last game at the Camp Nou. I don’t know what decision he will make, but we hope it won’t be his last.”

The fullback had a decent outing today, creating a superb chance and constantly shuffling up and down the left flank. Sadly, it was not to be, as the team succumbed on their winless run for the fourth game in a row. Commenting on the same, Alba said, “We started quite well, but we went a little crazy in the second half. We have had 4 games without a win and it is difficult to assimilate.”

It seemed like the loss really affected Alba, who reiterated the fact that Barça were winless in four: “We haven’t won in four games, we’ve messed it up, the players are guilty about this.”

The league seems all but officially set for Atletico Madrid’s first title in eight seasons, who rescued a win courtesy none other than Luis Suarez’s winner.

Source: BarçaTV+