They are so obvious because they realised that there is no resistance left in us. We see it and we don't care enough to oppose. So they don't care either. Since it's like that with the serious stuff, why wouldn't they do the same with the circus. It's entertainment. The maths says it's the most profitable to set Yamal against Messi and let Messi win this one last time. So they wrote the script and are executing it.