Arturo Vidal Gives the Most Assist to Lionel Messi

DBasia.news –  Arturo Vidal, Barcelona midfielder, adapted well in his first season to strengthen the club. No half-hearted, Vidal diligently gave the megastar, Lionel Messi, a chance that was turned into a goal.

Arturo Vidal came to Barcelona in the summer of 2019. Blaugrana recruited the Chilean midfielder from Bayern Munich with a tag of 18 million euros.

At first, Arturo Vidal was considered a failed Barcelona purchase. This was because Vidal did not appear for the Blaugrana’s main team.

In fact, Arturo Vidal lost to younger players like Arthur. In addition, Vidal’s attitude off the field also made him have a disagreement with Ernesto Valverde.

However, slowly but surely Arturo Vidal began appearing frequently for Barcelona. In total, the former Juventus played in 52 matches in various competitions.

Of these, three goals were nested in the name of Arturo Vidal. In addition, the midfielder also overall contributed seven assists for Barcelona.

Interestingly, of the seven assists given by Arturo Vidal, the majority was for Lionel Messi. In total, six of them were settled by Messi.

The record has made Arturo Vidal the player with the most assists for Lionel Messi throughout the 2018-2019 season. No other Barcelona player gave Messi that much assist.

Second place in providing assists for Lionel Messi is Jordi Alba. Alba only provided five assists for the Barcelona captain, one behind Arturo Vidal.