HANGMAN: Leo Messi, 24 goals in 32 parties to English teams in Champions League

At all easy will have it the FC Barcelona to erase of the map to the Liverpool in the round of semifinals of the Champions League. The ones of Valverde will confront to one of the best teams of the tournament, and big favourite to the title beside the Barça after the surprising eliminations of Manchester City and Juventus in this past round of quarter-finals.

The Barça will play the gone on 1 May in the Camp Nou and the turn the day 7 in Anfield, by what will explain besides with the hándicap to play the decisive party far of house. Fortunately, England is 'saint earth' for Leo Messi to the one who give him very well the teams of the Premier League. The rosarino has achieved to mark at all less than 24 goals in front of British clubs in the 32 parties that has played in front of them.

It has lumbered with him 9 goals to the Arsenal, 6 to the Manchester City, 3 to Chelsea, 2 to the Tottenham and 4 to the Manchester United. The two first so many to the 'network devils' gave in two finals of Champions League. The first arrived in the one of 2009, after finishing of head a big centre of Xavi; the second, two years later, in 2011, with a shot from the frontal. This past Wednesday, arrived the others two goals of Messi to the Manchester United, in the turn of quarter-finals of the Champions League 2018-19 contested in the Camp Nou (3-0).

The '10' annotated a golazo from out of the area with a shot adjusted and raso, whereas the second arrived with the help of the goalkeeper, David of Gea, to the one who the shy shot of Messi went through him under the body. Leo Messi, in definite, can turn into the 'hangman' of a Liverpool that will try to defend him like better knows, although it will not be able to forget of Luis Suárez, Coutinho, Dembélé and company.

Messi, a factor determinant for the Barça

The question is that the FC Barcelona has of the extra factor to have Lionel Messi, the best player of the world and current 'Pichichi' of the Champions League 2018-19 with 10 goals. Also it leaves leader in the Boot of Gold 2019 of the present season with 33 goals -six more than Mbappé-, and is one of the best assistants of the big European leagues.

If 'The Flea' is inspired by the Camp Nou and in Anfield, the FC Barcelona will not suffer more than the account to be present on 1 June in the final of Wanda Metropolitan, that will play against Ajax or Tottenham. In the hypothetical case that the Barça measure in the final with the 'spurs', Messi will have a new opportunity to powder to an English team.