Besides Top Scoring Spanish League, Lionel Messi Also Breaks Barcelona Legend’s Record

DBasia.news – Megastar Lionel Messi on La Liga, the highest caste of the Spanish League, deserves the “alien” status. Although the Barcelona captain’s age has already been 33 years old, Messi’s performance remains impressive even still difficult to stop.

La Pulga scored two goals (34′; 75′) plus goals from Ansu Fati (24′), Luis Suarez (44′), and Nelson Semedo (57′). Barcelona are 68 percent ahead of possession with 15 attempts – nine on target.

That position does not change Barcelona as runner-up under the new LaLiga champion, Real Madrid. Nevertheless Messi (33) broke the record in the match.

He set a record when providing assists to Ansu Fati. According to Opta, it became Messi’s 21st assist at LaLiga and beating the record of Barcelona legend, Xavi Hernandez who provided 20 assists in the 2008-09 season.

Messi also increased his tally to 25 goals in LaLiga and further confirmed his status as the first player in LaLiga to score 20 goals and 20 more assists in one league season.

Semedo’s as a goalscorer also adds an interesting note about Barca. That means Barca already have 18 different players who have scored the most goals in a LaLiga season since it last occurred in 1998-99.

Barca finally closed LaLiga 2019-20 as runner-up with 82 points. Still from Opta, the point acquisition was the lowest in one season since the 2007-08 season (67 points).

Barcelona’s trip this season isn’t over yet because they will still play against Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League last 16 in August.

Barca have the advantage of a 1-1 goal away against Napoli from the match at San Paolo, but at the moment Napoli directed by Gennaro Gattuso are in good form and can trouble the host.