This last week was not one more for Lionel Messi. While everyone talks about their contract with him Barcelona, of his future, of his possible departure from the Catalan team and of the interest of PSG to add him to their ranks, Leo continues to show why He is the best player in the world.
Eight days ago, just when the newspaper El Mundo decided to publish the details of the renewal of his link with Culé in 2017, the 10 responded on the court with a goal from a free kick. Last Wednesday, although he did not convert, was key in the epic victory over Granada for the Copa del Rey. Leo put together three of the five goals for the Catalan team. And this Sunday, against Betis, he did his thing again: He entered from the bank and in the first one he generated, within two minutes of his entry, he converted 1-0 for his team that, without him on the court, could not find the paths.
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Almost as a reward for his great performance, this very Sunday the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the name of the best footballer of the last decade. And, how could it be otherwise, that recognition was left for Leo. Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrés Iniesta, They completed the podium of the period that included the years from 2011 to 2020.
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“The global duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two best players of the decade, was fascinating and uncertain until the end of the voting,” IFFHS said in a statement. Those in charge of voting were the members of the IFFHS distributed in 150 countries.
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But, in case there are still doubts that his greatness has no limits, bJust see the record he is about to reach in La Liga. Because when we believed that there were no more goals to be achieved for Leo in Spain, a new one emerged incredibly. It is that with his income and his goal against Betis, Messi was one step away from becoming the best substitute in the history of the League.
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Until now, Leo already accumulates 27 goals after entering as a substitute in a match of the Spanish contest. The only one who converted more times than Leo was Julio Salinas, former Athletic Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona, among others, who is 28. But what makes the number of the Flea even bigger, It is the few times he entered the league from the bench: only 56 games.
