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No One Believes in Barcelona Anymore, But That Doesn’t Bother Lionel Messi
It’s been almost a decade since Barcelona entered a season as underdogs in the title run. Today, in a 5-0 win over Espanyol, was the first time Los Cules looked like a title team, even if most of it was Lionel Messi taking his ability and execution up a notch, finishing with an effortless hat trick.
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Happy Birthday, Lionel Messi!
The world’s best footballer, of this era and of all-time (in a majority opinion of those writing about football/soccer on this site), Lionel Messi, is turning 28. What?! He’s 28 already?! Yes, and he has left a trail of beaten rivals and broken records in the path he has made for himself since leaving Argentina […]
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Lionel Messi Scores a Hat Trick Without Cheating (Barcelona vs Espanyol)
Unlike his buddy/rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi doesn’t need to dive and cheat his way in order to get a hat trick. He simply has to be himself, and with a little help from his friends score his third in four matches to lead Barcelona to a 5-1 win over Espanyol in the derby. Despite […]
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Back With a Bang
It’s been quite a while since Lionel Messi last played for Barcelona, two months to be exact. All that time out, and it took him less than half an hour to bag himself a brace on his return, showing he’s quite ready for his team’s biggest match of the season this weekend.
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Lionel Messi Scored More Than 43 Teams Last Season
Taking into account the top 5 leagues in Europe – Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, Lionel Messi scored more than 43 different teams last season. He finished with 46 league goals for Barcelona.
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Lionel Messi, All 86 Goals in 2012
The chase is over, and we can move on to more important things. Gerd Muller no more, Lionel Messi now owns another scoring record. After setting the all-time best in a La Liga season, the history of Barcelona and in one season of Champions League football, Messi now owns the record for most goals in a calendar year, currently setting it at 86.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Scores More Than Entire Teams
The scoring machine that is Lionel Messi never ceases to amaze when new numbers and recognition as to how great his achievements are keep coming out. The Barcelona star has scored 21 goals so far this season in 14 matches; that puts him above 44 teams in the top 4 leagues of Europe up to this point. The list will probably be longer at the end of the season.
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Lionel Messi – All 76 Goals in 2012
One down, only one more to go. By scoring twice on his last match for Barcelona, Lionel Messi reached 76 goals in 2012. Not the all-time record, but good enough for second place, or the best among South American players.