10 - Lionel Messi - v3

[BarcaGirl]

"Leo doesn’t need to play a fantastic match in order to score 3 goals. He is worth watching whether he scores or not. He had one of the best matches I’ve seen against Manchester City and he couldn’t score. When he gets the ball, you know something is going to happen. He’s the only one who has this ability to draw everyone. We are talking about someone who can do something different with the ball at his feet."

- Mascherano on Messi, interview with Barca TV.

 

[KyletheMuslim]

I didn't watch the game but 3 goals and 1 assist from the GOAT is not a bad day at the office

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

I wonder why Xavi doesn't simply touch the ball to Messi in this situation and let him dribble to goal. Look at that space, tons more than he usually sees that close to goal.

 

[doublehh03]

One of his poorer games this season yet he still scores a hat trick and gets an assist.

Was he? The ball barely came to him in the first half (like rarely even his side of the field).

Missing penalties is concerning.

 

[barcanuck]

That was seriously incredible. Need a 4K video close up of that phone booth dribble, shot fake on keeper. Insane.

 

[NotInHere]

Like a member in here said, if Leo shot the ball with power to the sides 9 out 10 times it would go in, Messi could be an excellent penalty taker because first of all he's a lefty, second of all the precision his left has with the ball is amazing, some times he has brain farts though, and they are happening quite often this season, as far as penalty taking is concerned. Hopefully we see Messi shooting the ball with power and to the sides from now on.

 

[Scotsbarca]

Quiet but devastating game from the wee genius .

Question, would anyone like to see him take a penalty in the last minute against Real ?

 

[Deco 20]

Good for him that he got to re-take that penalty because it was atrocious... he really needs to work on them.
5/8 penalties missed until he scored.

 

[pacp_96]

Like a member in here said, if Leo shot the ball with power to the sides 9 out 10 times it would go in, Messi could be an excellent penalty taker because first of all he's a lefty, second of all the precision his left has with the ball is amazing, some times he has brain farts though, and they are happening quite often this season, as far as penalty taking is concerned. Hopefully we see Messi shooting the ball with power and to the sides from now on.

I'm a lefty. Someone get Braida on the phone and I'll push the dictator of the ball and get us some easy Penaldos

Seriously though, like you said he just needs to hit them with power and he'd have a much better conversion rate.

 

[Gasgas]

Just let Suarez take the penalties, his penalties are very good and hard to save like those of vidal and lampard

 

[evilhita666]

Classic Messi scoring a hat trick when we are already 2-0 up

And one was a penaldo and another a tap in... It must be those tattoos...

 

[NotInHere]

I'm a lefty. Someone get Braida on the phone and I'll push the dictator of the ball and get us some easy Penaldos

Seriously though, like you said he just needs to hit them with power and he'd have a much better conversion rate.

He'd be up there in the 90's no doubt in my mind

 

[Mitchell1978]

Question, would anyone like to see him take a penalty in the last minute against Real ?

well he did that last season and scored (it was around the 85e minute)

 

[Kinlejus]

 

[pacp_96]

Awesome. Truely the GOAT