The FC Barcelona wants to follow with options to litigate by the title of League, and his big baza to do it keeps on being, as from does more than ten years, Leo Messi. The Argentinian star did not see door in the first-half of the party of this Saturday in front of the Valladolid, but at least contributed to give advantage to the Barça with an assistance of goal, another more, for his mate Arturo Vidal.
The Chilean drilled the goal of Masip thanks to a last pass of goal of Leo Messi, that already adds at all less than 20 assistances in this League Santander 2019-20. To these heights, with 36 days contested, the Argentinian star equalises the limit established by Xavi Hernández in the competition liguera during the campaign 2008-2009, in the course of the first triplete.
20 passes of goal that, joined to his 22 so many, allow to the Barcelona follow dreaming with the title in spite of the advantage of the Real Madrid, that still has to contest his respective party of the day 36. It fits to remember that the previous campaigns more prolific of Messi delivering passes of goal were the 2010-2011 and the 2014-2015, when it arrived until his tope already surpassed of 18.
The statistics, besides, has more importance if we take into account that the 20 assistances of this year are in 31 parties, whereas in the two previous played 33 and 38 meetings. This Saturday, the goal of Arturo Vidal arrived thanks to a pass of Messi to the interior of the area, that was taken advantage of by the Chilean with a dry shot and crusader that touched first in the right stick before colarse in the goal of Masip.
Messi looks for to surpass to Xavi
Sum and follows for Arturo Vidal, already with 8 goals this season in League, and for a Messi to the that is costing him more than the expected mark goals in the last days, although it is compensating it to base of assistances and creation of played clear of goal for his mates.
The rosarino, that already knows that it will not be able to win this course the Boot of Gold, at least wants to ensure the Pichichi and, if it can, surpass the 20 assistances that keep him empatado with Xavi Hernández. If it gives a more in these last days, will consecrate like the player with more passes of goal in a same season in the domestic championship.