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Luis Suarez Nutmegs Players More Than Lionel Messi
In an endless list of meaningless statistics, it appears that there’s someone who can beat Lionel Messi at something. When it comes to nutmegs (Kicking the ball through an opponents legs), Luis Suarez of Liverpool is way ahead of the competition when it comes to the top 5 league in European football.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Barely Enough to Cover Up Weaknesses
The midweek Clasico took too much out of Barcelona and their rivals, who lost on the previous day. Only one shot on target in the first half, a Lionel Messi penalty kick, was enough to earn them the draw at the Mestalla after going down to an Ever Banega opener.
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Lionel Messi, Suddenly a Bad Boy
Regardless of what the Real Madrid press are writing about Lionel Messi, the truth is meaningless. His persona won’t be damaged; on the contrary; seeing the Barcelona star add a little bit of venom to his act might not be such a bad thing.
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Post Clasico After Shocks
Things aren’t too quite between the biggest rivals in Spain after the Copa Del Rey Clasico – Lionel Messi allegedly got into some sort of clash with Alvaro Arbeloa after the match, Dani Alves claims Real Madrid fans are racists while Xavi thinks Barcelona conceded a goal that never should have been allowed while Cristiano Ronaldo gets protection from the referees.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Brings His Lazy Performance to Clasico
Not every match can be a Lionel Messi masterpiece, and in a match against an opponent that has the ability to make life very hard for him while still gain some control in the midfield, the world’s best player didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to himself be felt.
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Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi Leave Scoring to Others (Real Madrid vs Barcelona)
In a match that could have gone either way, Real Madrid probably enjoyed the better chances but it always felt like Barcelona weren’t giving it their all most of the time. Cristiano Ronaldo worked and missed, Lionel Messi walked around saving his energy, in a semifinal first leg that should and did end in a 1-1 draw.
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Greatest All-Time Scorers in Football Leagues
Now that Lionel Messi is past the 200 La Liga goals mark in his career before his 26th birthday, it’s safe to assume that at the current rate of scoring he might be the top scorer in the Spanish first division, All-Time, before the end of 2013. He’s the only one in Europe’s major leagues even close to the greatest scorers ever in each division.
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FC Barcelona – Everything Changes But Lionel Messi
There were some talks about Lionel Messi sitting out the league match, in order to prepare for a more important test further down the week. Discussions of his fitness didn’t really matter, and a change of tactics made no difference as well. The finest scoring machine on planet earth led Barcelona to another convincing win, and looks more than ready for the Clasico that’s coming up.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Sets Up a Double Clasico
In the last couple seasons, it’s impossible to settle for less than 3-4 Clasico matches a year. The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid has grown so much, that two league encounters just aren’t enough. With both teams making it to the Copa Del Rey semifinal, we’re in for a treat, and at least two more meetings between the biggest rivals in the world.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Can’t Overcome Complacency
One loss, and even two consecutive matches without a win, aren’t the end of the world. Still, it’s always shocking to see Barcelona lose, but not when you see that Lionel Messi did nothing but score one goal and Gerard Pique leaves his team with 10 men after two yellow cards.