Leo Messi during an action of the Trophy Joan Gamper

MESSI, PICHICHI And ALMOST INFALIBLE

Leo Messi, a safe for the Barça in the Supercopa

Published:10/08/2017 - 23:27h

Updated:10/08/2017 - 23:28h

Have to Leo Messi in the team practically ensures the fight by the titles, but in the case of the Supercopa, the Argentinian is a value that does not have the same. The '10' has won in seven of his eight participations and is the pichichi stood out of the competition

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The Barça carries several weeks thinking in the fight by the titles of this season, and after the moving clash against the Chapecoense, the staff accelerated in the preparation of the Supercopa of Spain. The two Classical consecutive that expect to the Catalans will be so demanding as always, but the Barcelona have one of the best arms of his side, Leo Messi.

The Argentinian is one of the best players of the history, and that's why his simple presence on the field already supposes a threat for the rival team, but in the case of the tournament copero, the '10' turns into a footballer practically infalible, beginning by his bagaje in the competition: seven titles in eight participations. Since it debuted in 2006 in front of the RCD Espanyol, Messi has jumped to the lawn in six of the seven times in which it went champion with the Barça, and in the only that did not do it the Barcelona also aimed a victory.

Curiously, his favourite rival is the same that it will find this year, the Real Madrid, to the that has marked him five of the 12 goals that accumulates in the Supercopa in spite of having crossed only in an occasion (to double party). Seville, (2), Espanyol, Athletic and Atlético of Madrid are the opponents to which the forward won his others tournaments, in addition to his already quoted absence against the Betis.

Stamp of quality

To his recently premièred 30 years, Leo Messi expects to continue with a series of titles that parked does some months when conquering the Glass of the King in front of the Alavés. The Real Madrid will be a much more demanding opponent, but the Argentinian expects to do cost his reliability in the Supercopa to raise the one who would be his trophy number 31 with the Barça. Some numbers of record.

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