Messi, captain of the FC Barcelona

IT WILL PREMIERE IN VALDEBEBAS

Messi, the recordman that will look for to emulate in the Di Stéfano the done in the Bernabéu

Published:8/04/2021 - 19:02h

Updated:8/04/2021 - 19:02h

Lionel Messi will visit Valdebebas for the first time in a decisive Classic in his aspirations to lift his eleventh title in LaLiga, as he must triumph against Real Madrid

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Without revealing still which will be his future to less than three weeks to expire his agreement with the FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi will face in a week a pair of partidazos that will define his options of face to the conquest of his eleventh title in LaLiga, his seventh Glass of Rey and, at all less than his fifth domestic doublet like Barcelona footballer. Previous to return to The Cartuja the Saturday 17 for desquitarse of the defeat in the past edition of the Supercopa Spanish against the Athletic Club, reencontrará this Saturday with the Real Madrid (21 h./Movistar LaLiga), with a lot of personal challenges for surpassing.

Of start, will be a distinct commitment for the Argentinian star, that will visit by 23ª time to his eternal rival in an unpublished stage for him. The stadium Alfredo gave Sféfano of the Sportive City of Valdebebas will elevate to 90 the number of fields in which it has competed the '10' with the Barcelona T-shirt. The name of the enclosure is another motivation for the rosarino that wants to stamp his footprint in the particular list where has marked like culé. Up to now, it has done it in 69 of the 89 in that it has played.

The Bernabéu, his predilecto

It is Santiago Bernabéu the stadium that heads the list with 15 targets, four more than the lumbered with to the Madrid in the Camp Nou. Some mythical stadiums have resisted him to the Barcelona captain like Anfield, Old Trafford, Saint Paolo, Allianz Sand, Signal Iduna Park and Gives Light to the margin of The Cartuja, that will give him another chance in the final copera. But Messi will not want to leave escape the occasion, maybe only, in front of the expected return of the public the next season (also in the Bernabéu) to see door in Valdebebas.

Annotate in the possible victory of the Barça would be the best form to shake of the bad series that crosses in front of the Real Madrid. They add six Classical to the thread (since it went Cristiano Ronaldo) in that it has not seen door from the 2-2 in the Camp Nou, with LaLiga ay in the pocket mathematically, on 6 May 2018. The next month will fulfil three years since. There is also a precedent, was six to zero against the merengues from the final of stray Glass in 2014 (1-2) in Mestalla to the 1-1 home of the 2016-17.

It finish with the bad series in style on 23 April 2017 in Chamartín with a doublet in the 2-3. The second so much went in the minute 92 and supposed the triumph of his team and his goal 500 (Already accumulates 663) with the Barça. That iconic moment celebrated it showing his T-shirt with his surname and the dorsal '10' to the terracing madridista.

'Pichichi' Historical

Lionel Messi already is 'Pichichi' historical of the Classical with 26 marked targets, eight more than Gave Stéfano and Cristiano. Besides, it will equalise the mark of the absent Sergio Bouquets to 45 duels contested of the maximum rivalry. As sucede with the captain sevillista, will remain free on 30 June and only he knows maybe if it will be the last Classical that play. Meanwhile, sum already 23 goals in LaLiga and is absolute leader of the career by the Pichichi, by what mark and achieve the triumph this Saturday will be fundamental for the '10'.

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