Leo Messi celebrating his second goal in the Champions League against Madrid in 2011

LEO PREFERRED ONE OF HIS MANY TO MADRID

Leo Messi once again remembers Barça by choosing his favorite goal

Published:2/11/2023 - 00:37h

Updated:2/11/2023 - 00:37h

Leo Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or has allowed us to review the legendary career of the Rosario star. Asked by the official account of 'X' of the Ballon d'Or about the best goal of his career, the '10' did not hesitate to choose one of his goals in Classics

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Leo Messi has left clear cuán important is the FC Barcelona for him after the obtaining of his eighth Balloon of Gold. Six of the eight prizes won them being player culé and, in his last interview for 'France Football', the 'rosarino' had to choose the best goal of his brilliant career. Without doubting it, Leo remembered his second so much to the Real Madrid in the gone of the semifinals of the Champions 2010/11.

With the Barça winning 0-1 and the Madrid against the ropes after the expulsion of Pepe, the '10' yielded the balloon to Sergio Busquets near of the central circle. The '5' remained stopped leaving the still balloon so that 'The Flea' accelerated in depth, leaving rivals on the way until defining with a touch subtle with the right in front of Iker Boxes. The goal sentenced the eliminatory and the Barça consecrated , later, in the final in Wembley in front of the Manchester United (3-1).

The reasons of Messi to choose his golazo in the Bernabéu

When being consulted by the account of 'X' (ancient Twitter) @BallonDor, Messi justified his election in the transcendence of that so much. "A goal that always memory and likes me a lot, by what meant was the goal to the Madrid, that win him 0-2 in Santiago Bernabéu in semifinals of Champions. The most significant are the most important", argued 'The Flea'.

In total, Leo 'wetted' in 26 occasions in the 45 Classical that contested, adding besides 14 assistances. In the Bernabéu there were other mythical goals, as his second in the goleada 2-6 or the 2-3 definite in April of 2017, but any had so much transcendence like the one of 2011. The Champions gave another just dimension in the moment where the rivalry Barça-Madrid arrived to an unprecedented climax.

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