Yesterday Barça won 3-0 over Valladolid playing away, and they are getting closer to the top of the table, just 2 points behind third place, and then they work from there. Messi had a spectacular game, with 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 pre-assist, 7 shots on target (11 in total), 2 shots on the post, 5 dribbles, 1 big chance created, 6 ground duels won, 1 tackle, 1 long ball, 2 crosses, 4 key passes, 75 passes and 113 touches, which left him with a perfect 10/10. Again he showed that he is the best player in La Liga.
With this goal, he reached 10 this season, just 1 from being the top scorer in La Liga, and 27 this year. It is also important to note that he got his first assist this league season thanks to a goal from Lenglet, although he needed to create 10 big chances, 32 in total, for that to happen, and his xA is still considerably higher than his actual count.
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It could easily have been a bigger difference, with at least 3 more that could have entered, either by the post or by poor definition, but in the end the victory was comfortable, and the fight for the title remains undecided.
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