DBasia.news – Lionel Messi and several Barcelona players were seen on vacation, even though the Catalan city has been on lock down due to the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the region.
The 2019/2020 LaLiga competition has officially ended. Barcelona finished the season as runner-up, with successfully winning the last match through a 5-0 goal over Alaves.
Barcelona squad is also now able to ration off before returning to training on July 29, before facing the Champions League competition against Napoli in early August.
The break was used by Lionel Messi and his colleagues to go on vacation. The problem is, the soaring COVID-19 case has made the city of Barcelona re-apply lockdown in the last few days.
The Catalan government is currently recommending local residents to not leave the city, due to the soaring COVID-19 pandemic. However, as reported by Marca, a number of Barca workers seem to have dismissed these suggestions.
Mentioned by media based in the city of Madrid, Tuesday (07/21/2020) local time, a number of Blaugrana players were seen leaving the city of Barcelona despite recommendations from the Catalan government not to do so.
“But it should be noted that this is merely a recommendation because without the introduction of an emergency situation, they (the Catalan government) cannot prohibit the movement of its inhabitants,” Marca wrote.
Marca also mentioned, Lionel Messi’s family and Luis Suarez are seen leaving for vacation together. There are also Gerard Pique and Marc-Andre ter Stegen who have also gone on vacation with their families.
After failing to defend the LaLiga title, which Real Madrid won this season, Lionel Messi and colleagues will try to ensure the Champions League quarterfinal tickets. In the first leg against Napoli, El Barca drew 1-1 at home to Partenopei.