Another day in the office

Messi's performance yesterday against Alavés was crucial in Barcelona's victory, earning another vital 3 points. Trincão was the first to score, which was followed by a weak foot goal from Messi which was wrongfully disallowed for a non-existent offside. That wasn't enough to deter him so he scored an amazing goal near the end of the first half. In the second half, Messi assisted a goal to Trincão, scored an even better goal with a banger to the top bin, and he finally pre-assisted Firpo's final goal of the game. These were his stats: 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 pre-assist, 1 big chance created, 5 SOT (7 in total), 1 dribble, 3 key passes, 4 ground duels won, 3 fouls received, 5 pressures, 1 long ball, 1 cross, 58 passes, and 96 touches, worthy of not only a MoTM but also a 10/10 performance.

If you want to look at what Messi did, here it is:

Barcelona keep their good form in La Liga, crucial to achieving a second-place finish, and the clinical attribute was clearly seen in this game. But it's calm before the storm, because our next game will be against PSG in the UEFA Champions League R16 first leg at the Camp Nou, a tough challenge.

Hopefully, we can get a good result against them, but we'll have to see. Until then, see you in the next entry.