{"id":66302,"date":"2016-10-04T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/messi-the-best-forward-of-2016-in-spite-of-the-injury_192762_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:54:57","slug":"messi-the-best-forward-of-2016-in-spite-of-the-injury_192762_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/messi-the-best-forward-of-2016-in-spite-of-the-injury_192762_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Messi, the best forward of 2016 in spite of the injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leo Messi carries already some weeks lesionado, but the true is that, in spite of the time of inactivity, the Argentinian star of the FC Barcelona keeps on being according to the statistics the most participatory forward of 2016 in goals and assistances<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/jugadores\/lionel-messi.html\"><strong>Leo Messi<\/strong><\/a> is having bad leg in the last beginnings of season with the injuries, is true. As neither it is it, nevertheless, that this year 2016 keeps  like better forward of the world in spite of the three parties that already has lost  with the FC Barcelona, and of <strong>the two that will lose  also with Argentina<\/strong> during the next days.<\/p> <p>It does not treat  of a subjective affirmation, neither much less, since like this they say it the statistics. Adding the contribution with the FC Barcelona and the albiceleste, <strong>Leo Messi has participated this year 2016 in 70 goals<\/strong>, harvesting 43 targets and delivering 27 assistances between the two combined.<\/p> <p>Curiously, it is not Christian Ronaldo the one who is still in him this statistics. <strong>The Portuguese won the titles of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2016<\/strong>, the most prestigious of the season, but can not say that his contribution was really essential to achieve them.<\/p> <p>And it is that, after Messi, the one who has participated in more goals this 2016 is <strong>Luis Su\u00e1rez, with 64 participations that divide  in 43 goals and 21 assistances<\/strong> between the FC Barcelona and the selection of Uruguay. And after the charr\u00faa appears surprisingly Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with 39 goals and 11 assistances between PSG, Sweden and Manchester United to add a total of 50 participations in goals.<\/p> <p><strong>The chamber in the list is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/neymar-jr.html\">Neymar Jr<\/a>, with 26 goals and 23 assistances between the Bar\u00e7a and Brazil<\/strong>, whereas so only then, in fifth position, see to a Christian Ronaldo with a performance very mermado in 2016. 35 goals has marked the luso with the Real Madrid and Portugal, delivering 12 assistances and showing that the &#8220;factor luck&#8221; influences a lot also in the sportive glory.<\/p> <p>After having  carried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/cristiano-ronaldo-mejor-jugador-de-europa-2015-2016_191515_102.html\"><strong>the prize to Better Player of Europe of the UEFA<\/strong><\/a> does some months, however, Cristiano Ronaldo keeps on being the main 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