Messi's finishing has been sub-par ever since his injuries in 12/13, that alone is a big hurdle towards scoring 5 goals. I think it will happen at some point though.
Forgive me Alarcon, but that's nonsense. Messi's finishing sub-par? That's nuts.
Messi just simply isn't getting the quality service he used to get before. The team playmaking from midfield is not there anymore and Leo has had to assume that responsibility too. That's what you need to score a ton of goal, lots of quality chances given to you.
Look at Cristiano today, 4 of his 5 goals were point black range chances created for him. When you give a talented player of his caliber so many great chances he's going to score a ton of goals.
Messi is not only playing in the wing now as opposed to the middle in the past, but he's the main playmaker on top of his scoring responsibilities. He's simply not getting anywhere near the quality service he used to.
