Madrid: Barcelona legend Lionel Messi could be in trouble after he hosted a meal for his teammates at his house ahead of the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid on Saturday. The Catalan regional health authorities say the Argentinian could have breached Covid-19 protocols, leaving Messi and his teammates open to hefty fines.
Although the Barcelona players and coaching staff are in a 'work bubble' and club sources consider the meal to have been work-related, the fact that the players' partners also attended the meal means the bubble was not respected.
Health protocols in place for the Catalan region of Spain limit the number of people present at social gatherings to just six, and even though the meal was served in the open with diners divided into groups of six, more than 30 people were present.