"There was a huge fuss in the Barca hotel before the game," Torres says. The look on Messi's face is one of confusion.

He also has such good speed and ball control; you can't get close to him because he's so fast.". He had flu and was running a fever.

Since then almost every record available has fallen. Eight years later, he has almost triple the amount: 634 and counting. Messi's trophy cabinet contains 34 winners medals with FC Barcelona. And the policy had side-effects. "He has to be more aware, but it's a closer distance to the opponent's goal.". Passes completed Lionel Messi … It is not an iconic picture, but it shows Messi on top of Ronaldo. As the league season reached crunch time, Messi netted seven goals but, importantly, he didn’t convert any chances in the 2-1 home defeat by Real which practically handed Jose Mourinho’s side the title on April 21. Some 37 teams have conceded goals to Messi in league competition over the course of his career. According to Guillem Balague's biography Messi, the Real Madrid players noticed Messi played within himself during the game, as if he were nursing a muscle injury.

Messi won four Ballon d'Or awards in a row. Lionel Messi shots an average of 0.67 goals per game in club competitions. The best place to see the Argentine superstar in action is Barça TV+! He is always with a football at home.". For some, football is not a passion. All quotes and information obtained firsthand unless otherwise indicated. The center for sports knowledge and innovation. On January 30, 2020, he passed the 500 wins mark with Barça.. David Villa i Leo Messi junts el 2012. In 2011/12, he scored 50 LaLiga goals. Twenty years have passed since Lionel Messi first arrived in Barcelona. He's not a superstar like LeBron James or Cristiano Ronaldo. It struck the crossbar and came flying back through the box like a boomerang. Messi doesn't like being touched on the head. Record breaker! Messi collected the Ballon D'Or for the third consecutive year at the start of the year. Messi is also the winner of more Pichichi awards than anybody else. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images. Messi, who had never scored against Chelsea, stepped up to take a penalty. 7 and to get him to outdo the Argentinian. Gerd Muller scored 85 goals in 60 matches for Bayern Munich and West Germany in 1972 - a record for the highest number of goals scored in a calendar year that has stood for 40 years. This then became a world best when a remarkable four goals in the Catalan derby with Espanyol took his tally to 72 and leapfrogged Archie Stark, who scored 70 for Bethlehem Steel in the 1924-1925 American Soccer League. Messi's flash outfit showed off his new found confidence, Messi and Ronaldo had some epic battles in 2012, Messi missed a crucial penalty against Chelsea, Messi and Guardiola had their ups and downs. Surprisingly, he has never won the award. Messi's speed is something Reinhartz stresses. "He had more talent than we had on the second team," Damia added. 303 likes. "Messi shows more in the middle, where it is more difficult for him because he can be tackled from 360 degrees," Reinartz says. He was playing against his old team, having made his home debut for Barcelona in a Clasico in November 2004; he came off the bench in a 3-0 win over Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.

"For this reason, Real Madrid won the league," Torres says. "It was a final coronation of a unique project. Awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019, his feat of six wins is unrivalled in world football. The highlights included a four-goal haul in a 5-1 win over Valencia and a hat-trick for Argentina in a friendly match against Switzerland. Els jugadors del Barça celebrant un gol amb Messi el 2012. STAT ATTACK!

With Barcelona's first-team players, Messi found kindred spirits. "He's so mobile at dribbling, and he can change direction so quickly. In half an hour's work, he scored a brace, had a legitimate penalty claim denied and was unlucky not to score two other goals in a 4-0 win. We have picked 10 of the best strikes from the Argentinian. His goal in the 3-0 Copa Del Rey final win over Athletic Bilbao helped deliver Barcelona the Cup for the 26th time. Since then, he has smashed almost every record in football.