Leo Messi has win to mark goals always, in front of any rival and in the stage that was. However, the Espanyol is one of these clubs against which the Argentinian star feels from does years a special rivalry, no to the height of the Real Madrid but similar, taking into account that the '10' already confronted in crowd of occasions to the Espanyol when it played in the inferior categories of the Barça.
To this it is necessary to add that to Leo Messi no gives him especially well play against the Espanyol in quality of visitor. 'The Flea' has contested to date seven commitments of LaLiga Spanish in Cornellá-The Prat, and so only has been able to annotate two goals.
To exception of the three stadiums of First Division in which it still has not achieved to mark -Montilivi (Girona), Wanda Metropolitan (Athletic) and the Insular (The Palms)-, the field of the Espanyol is the one who worse gives him comparing the number of parties that has contested there with the percentage of targets that has been able to transform in favour of the FC Barcelona.
The FC Barcelona will need to the best Messi
In fact, it does already three years that Leo Messi does not see goal against the Espanyol to domicile. The last goal that marked in Cornellá-The Prat dates of the day 33 of the campaign 2014-15, when annotating the 0-2 definite after the initial goal of Neymar. The previous season the Barça also had imposed (0-1), with goal of Leo Messi from the penalty spot.
The another goal that marked Messi to the Espanyol far of the Camp Nou was in Montjuïc (1-2), the season 2008-09. Reasons more than sufficient, in definite, so that Leo Messi appear in the field with a plus of motivation this Sunday in front of the 'pericos'. The Barça will need his magic.