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Standing a few meters from the opponent, but Lionel Messi did not respond at all, in the match against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on November 4.
In the last minute of the second half, Barça faced an attack from the Dynamo. The visitor holding the ball passed through the midfield area, and a few meters from Messi. But, instead of pushing to destroy the opponent’s intentions, the Barça captain just looked … keep walking. At this point, his teammates were ready to go home and pressed to defend the 2-1 lead.
Dynamo’s rebound was unsuccessful. And after a few more passes, the referee called the game over.
Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute, after being brought down by midfielder Popov in the penalty area. It was his third in the Champions League and his fourth in all competitions this season for Barça. All are 11m dot.
On October 28, Messi achieved a 2-0 win at Juventus. He also helped Ousmane Dembele open the scoring and was voted the best player of that match. In the opening game against Ferencvaros, Messi scored the first goal, before providing a pass to Dembélé to secure the 5-1 victory.
Messi’s only goal in La Liga was scored in a 4-0 win over Villarreal. In addition, he also scored to help Argentina defeat Ecuador 1-0 in the opening match of the qualifying rounds for the 2022 World Cup. That goal was also scored on the penalty spot.
Messi opened the scoring for Barça in a 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev on penalties. Image: AP.
Messi made his Champions League debut in December 2004, against Shakhtar Donetsk. But it wasn’t until the victory over Panathinaikos in November 2005 that he scored his first goal. In total, Messi has scored 118 goals in 146 games, 12 fewer than the number one striker in tournament history: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi is also the top scorer in the group stage (71 goals). Yesterday’s goal against Dynamo Kiev was his 11th consecutive free kick. During his career, Messi has kicked a total of 80 penalties and 22 misses.
In his three meetings with the Dynamo Kiev, Messi scored both. The previous two were played in the group stage of the 2009-2010 season, with Pep Guardiola. In the first round, Messi opened the scoring with the assists of Andrés Iniesta. On the return, he conceded the Ukrainian team with a free kick.
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