Leo Messi, a nightmare in Lyon: 24 goals in eighth of UEFA Champions League

If Leo Messi already is of by himself a nightmare for any team to the that confront , in the round of eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League transforms in a 'killer'. No in vain we are in front of the maximum goleador of the history of the eighth of the League of Champions, with a total of 24 converted targets by in front of the maximum second realizador in this round, Cristiano Ronaldo (20).

The eighth of final is the round preferred of Leo Messi to take out to relucir all his potential goleador. It has marked 'pókers' as the one who lumbered with to the Arsenal in 2010, or even a 'repóker' against the Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. The first eliminatory round of the Champions League always is dangerous for all the teams, when arriving after two months without playing the competition, of December to February.

It is here, however, where Leo Messi feels more to taste. From this Tuesday, will have the aim to increase these 24 targets and, with this, encarrilar the pass of the FC Barcelona course to the quarter-finals of the prestigious European competition. It does not arrive to the maximum level of game after his last performances and the slight injury that him mermó physical and psychologically, but this will do that it still have more hunger of goal.

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais will be an anteater to try intimidate to the FC Barcelona, but Leo Messi no achantará. It has played already some of the more taut and thrilling parties of the history -Classical, finals of World-wide, of Champions League, of Glass America...-, and to these heights the pressure does not affect him, but it is something that motivates him even more.

Thomas Müller, with 12, and Robert Lewandowski, with nine, complete the Top-4 in eighth of final of the Champions League. The two forwards of the Bayern have it difficult to expand his account goleadora, since his rival is the Liverpool, whereas the Juventus of Cristiano Ronaldo will see them to him with the leathery Athletic of Madrid of the 'Cholo' Simeone.

Free road, therefore, so that Leo Messi follow increasing the distance regarding his perseguidores in this particular classification goleadora. If it attains his aim, the players of the Olympique of Lyon will see to 'The Flea' in his worst nightmares, to the time that the '10' recortará distances with Lewandowski in the 'Pichichi' of the present edition of the Glass of Europe (8 goals carries the Pole, 6 the Argentinian).

With his 106 goals in the Champions League along his career, Messi has besides the extra inducement to approach to a Christian Ronaldo that accumulates 121, and that to day of today is the maximum realizador historical of the competition. But in eighth of final the one who commands in the throne of the goal is Leo Messi, and will want to go back to show it in French earths.

Maxima goleadores of the history of the Champions League

• 121: Cristiano Ronaldo (BY, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
• 106: Lionel Messi (ARG, Barcelona)
• 71: Raúl González (ESP, Real Madrid, Schalke)
• 60: Karim Benzema (FRA, Lyon, Real Madrid)
• 56: Ruud go Nistelrooy (NED, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
• 51: Robert Lewandowski (POL, Dortmund, Bayern)
• 50: Thierry Henry (FRA, Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
• 48: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SWE, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain , Manchester United)
• 48: Andriy Shevchenko (UKR, Dínamo of Kiev, Milan, Chelsea)
• 46: Filippo Inzaghi (ITA, Juventus, Milan)