Messi misses penalty as Barcelona loses to Espanyol

By Naveel Krishant

18/01/2018

Espanyol players celebrate after beating Barcelona in the first leg match of the Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinal [Photo: BBC]

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Barcelona suffered a first defeat since August in their Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg match against Espanyol.

They lost 1-0.

Espanyol scored the winning goal in the 88th minute.

The second leg is scheduled to be played next Friday.

Source: BBC

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