Barcelona’s emergency signing Martin Braithwaite joked he “won’t wash my clothes after I hugged Lionel Messi” after setting up one of the Argentina legend’s four goals in a thumping win over Eibar.
Barca were given special dispensation to sign former Middlesbough man Braithwaite this week, and he came off the bench to play a part in late goals for Messi and Arthur that put the pressure back on title rivals Real Madrid.
“Messi congratulated me, he’s a great guy and tried to make me feel comfortable on the pitch by passing to me often,” Braithwaite, 28, said.
We are on Instagram @viraltrendnews“I’m very happy to have given my first assist to Leo.”