To start this year, I will talk about Messi's statistics on each of the 7 days of the week, plus other data on what he did on that day. Without further ado, let's get started.
Starting with Mondays, he only played 10 games in his entire career, adding 8 goals and 7 assists. It was a Monday when they beat Real Madrid 5-0, and also when they scored their first goal in the Copa América.
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On Tuesdays, the number of games grows exponentially, with 125, in addition to having 95 goals and 36 assists. He made his Champions League debut on a Tuesday, scored 4 goals against Arsenal on Tuesday, and did 16 dribbles against Manchester United, a Champions League record.
On Wednesdays, he reaches 137 goals and 61 assists in 181 games. He scored 5 goals against Leverkusen on Wednesday, made his debut with the Argentine national team, receiving a red card, in addition to winning his second Champions League against Manchester United with a header included.
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On Thursdays, he drops the number of games to 46, having achieved 23 goals and 11 assists. He scored his Vaseline goal against Mexico on a Thursday, in addition to giving two non-Opta assists against South Korea in the World Cup on Thursday.
On Fridays, he arrives even lower in number of games, with 23, and has only 10 goals and 5 assists. He scored a substitute hat-trick against Panama on a Friday and made his World Cup debut on a Friday.
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On Saturdays, he peaks in everything, with 304 games played 253 goals and 112 assists. He broke the record for the most goals in La Liga on a Saturday, in addition to the record for the most goals in a single club against Valencia, he was champion for the third time in the Champions League against Manchester United with his goal included, he made a memorable performance in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, and made his official debut with Barcelona.
Finally, on Sundays, he also has a high amount in everything, with 189 goals and 69 assists in 202 games, his best goalscoring average. He made his first team debut in a friendly on a Sunday, broke the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring two goals on a Sunday, and scored his first official goal for Barcelona on a Sunday.
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As you can see, Messi has his iconic moments on every day of the week, but that's to be expected when you consider that he demonstrates his greatness in each of his matches.
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