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Leo Messi, scoring the second goal against the Alavés

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Messi duplicated the advantage against the Alavés thanks to the vision of Riqui Puig

Published:19/07/2020 - 17:48h

Updated:19/07/2020 - 20:40h

After having assisted to Ansu Fati in the first goal, Leo Messi annotated the second goal of the afternoon for the FC Barcelona, thanks to a great pass of Riqui Puig

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Lionel Messi already had delivered the assistance of the first goal of the FC Barcelona, work of Ansu Fati, but had time in the first time of 'wet' and annotate the second of the afternoon. The Argentinian star received a big pass of Riqui Puig in the interior of the area and, after threatening the shot and leave defeated to the goalkeeper, fraguó the second so much in front of the Alavés by means of one of his typical 'passes to the network'.

And it is that, after the unexpected defeat of the past Thursday in front of Osasuna (1-2), the captain culé was one of the more enchufados from the first minute in Mendizorroza. It participated actively in the creation of all the played of attack and, in this occasion, defined he same to duplicate the advantage and begin to put earth of by half in the electronic.

By the way, it fits to highlight in the played the big vision of game of Riqui Puig, that would finish the party with two assistances and would go back to confirm that, to day of today, is an indispensable player in the centre of the field of the first team. It was about to to mark the first goal of the party in the minute 3 with a whiplash from out of the area that crashed in the crossbar... And from here, it did not leave to marvel with his game.

Going back to Messi, the true is that to the Argentinian saw him with another face in earths vitorianas. More motivated, fresco, active and sonriente. It helped that the FC Barcelona began dominating from the beginning, so much in the marker as in the occasions, and achieved to put like this the party of face. The '10' knew that it was necessary a victory been bulky to wash the image of the team and face the challenge of the League of Champions with the greater possible optimism.

Messi, Pichichi and maximum assistant of LaLiga 2019-20

And like this it was as, in addition to ensuring the 'Pichichi' (would mark a new goal in the second time) beat also the register of historical assistances of a player in an alone season of League. It was empatado to 20 assistances with Xavi Hernández, and with which offered to Ansu Fati in the first so much of the party consecrated like possessor in solitary of said record.

Because Messi, although the FC Barcelona had already LaLiga lost, does not tire of fulminar records and individual registers whenever has opportunity. This has not been his campaign more realizadora, but even so it has cost him to go back to stand out above the rest like the best footballer of the competition and, surely, still of the world in spite of the youngsters 'cracks' that are appearing.