Madrid: Spain's La Liga returned with entry for fans restricted inside stadiums. Despite this, a man did a pitch invasion during Barcelona's match against Mallorca. The match was held at San Moix, Mallorca's home ground.
The man calmly walked on to the pitch early in the second half and approached Barca full back Jordi Alba before proceeding towards Messi. Security guards tackled him and escorted him away. He was wearing an Argentina shirt.
"I had planned this ever since I knew the match was happening, I wanted a photo with Messi and to meet him because he's my idol," he later told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope, declining to give his name. He said that he was a French national living in Mallorca.