Alot of injuries had kept barcelona's main man from influencing games when the season first started but has been on fire of late. From winning games to being evidently creative on the pitch. The latest person to commend such influence and greatness the argentinean possessed was Ernesto Valverde, following their latest triumph at Slavia Prague.
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Barcelona came out victorious in their latest champions league outing where they played away from home to Slavia Prague. Lionel Messi scored in the third minutes, putting his team ahead at half time thanks to a set up by Arthur. Slavia Prague responded via a strike from Jan Boril in the 50th but that didnt yield much fruits after they scored in thier own net in the 57th minute putting barcelona ahead once more and the eventual winners at full time.
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Last night's clash saw Lionel Messi eqaul some records as well as making one. Leo's goal made him the first player ever in the history of the Uefa champions league to score in 15 consecutive seasons. He also equalled a record set by Portuguese legend, Cristiano Ronaldo and Spanish Legend, Raúl González Blanco, after Scoring against 33 teams in the competition.
Following their latest win and performance display by Lionel Messi, Barcelona coach, Ernesto valverde made some comments about Leo, stating how great of an asset he is to the team as well as the football faithfuls across the world.
He was quoted saying;
"He's the player who can decide any game. Every day we see him he's even better,"
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