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On the morning after Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final first leg, some incredible reports have emerged from Spain suggesting Marcelo will miss the second leg because he’s been selected to work on the polling stations for next week’s elections.
No, we’re deadly serious.
The report from El Mundo suggests Marcelo has been randomly selected to work at the elections, which are being held next Tuesday. The second leg takes place next Wednesday.
The electoral board has argued that Marcelo can fly after working at the elections and, therefore, isn’t entitled to miss his duties. However, due to Covid protocols, that may not be possible.
The 2014 World Cup champions were humbled by Eljif Elmas winner in the 85th minute.
The last time they were beaten in qualifying was rather embarrassing for Die Mannschaft, too. It was the famous 5-1 defeat to England in September 2001 ( even Heskey scored! )
No heads will roll. Joachim Löw is already going to leave his post at the end of Euro 2020, but there have been calls for the long-standing gaffer s departure for some time now.
Crashing out of the 2018 World Cup in the group stages was bad enough, sealed with notoriety and a stunning defeat to South Korea.
Then, in November of last year, Germany were hit for six by Spain - their heaviest defeat for 89 years.
That’s certainly the belief as his side crashed out at the last-16 stage to Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi did score a sensational goal during the second leg but he couldn’t overturn their 4-1 defeat from the first leg.
With his contract expiring in the summer, it might be time for the curtain to come down on Messi’s incredible career at Camp Nou.
However, there’s hope that Messi could be tempted to stay at the club thanks to the incredible talent coming through.
It could something that BT Sport pundits Joe Cole and Owen Hargreaves analysed after Barcelona’s elimination.