Leo Messi has another appointment with history in the Champions League

Leo Messi follows pursuing this "so beautiful glass" that promised in the party of the Gamper of 2018 and the new challenge begins this Saturday, in the party of turn of eighth of final against the Naples. A new round to the Champions League that will initiate in the Camp Nou with the aim that the culés, that remained 1-1 in the gone, finish the work to win the note to the final to eight of Lisbon.

The true is that Leo Messi is a safe of life in the decisive parties of eighth of final and the statistics like this reflect it. The Argentinian star has marked in 10 of the last 11 corresponding parties to the turn of said rounds and, besides, sum 12 victories been still in the second parties of eighth of final. Two series that expects to keep against the Naples.

Besides, when it confirm his titularity, Leo Messi will turn into the fourth player with more parties (142) in the history of the Champions League, leaving backwards to a legend of the Manchester United as Ryan Giggs and trapping to another of the Real Madrid: Raúl González White. By in front of the captain of the FC Barcelona only are Iker Boxes (177), Cristiano Ronaldo (169) and Xavi Hernández (151).

After two eliminations complicated in the two last seasons, with authentic nights of nightmare in the Olympic against the Rome and in Anfield against the Liverpool, the FC Barcelona will go back to try recover the European throne, that does not obtain from 2015. And for this, the figure of Leo Messi will be fundamental so much in the sportive as in the anímico.

The captain of the FC Barcelona is the first got obsessed with go back to raise the 'orejona' and has showed to have more hunger of victory that never. Like captain, Leo Messi has become a figure more intervencionista in his public apparitions, criticising what does not like him of the team and signalling the way to be followed when the things do well. Something that has gone seeing during the season, as we have explained in 'FCBN'.

Leo Messi, the leader of this FC Barcelona

The responsibility of Leo Messi is giant and also is it his commitment. Proof of this is the reconversion of his game, that has become individualista to be much more sacrificed and community. Nevertheless, Quique Setién is conscious of the necessary that it is to have to the Argentinian near of the area to finalise played, reason by which in front of the Naples will be able to see the most advanced version of the crack.