Having gone through English and Italian teams so far, Messi also has quite a history against German teams, even having one of his most iconic moments against one.
Overall, Messi has 17 goals and 5 (6 non-Opta) assists in only 17 games (1340 minutes), an average of a goal every 78 minutes and 49 seconds (1.14 goals per 90), a G/A every 60 minutes and 55 seconds (1.48 G/A per 90), and a G/A (counting non-Opta) every 58 minutes and 16 seconds (1.54 G/A per 90). Quite a good record, in fact, it's his best record against a country out of the top 5.
His debut against a German team was against Werder Bremen in the 2005/06 Champions League season, where he won a penalty that sealed Barcelona's 2-0 victory. And his last game was Barcelona's infamous 8-2 loss against Bayern Munich in the UCL quarter-finals, where he was Barcelona's best player and better than half of Bayern's team, but it wasn't enough.
His record against Germany's strongest team by far, Bayern Munich, is quite good despite the 8-2 loss, since he has 4 goals and 2 assists in 6 games against them, including his wonderful chip in the 2014/15 Champions League semi-finals.
Clearly, Messi has no problem against German teams either, in fact, it's the opposite as it seems they're his favorite victim out of the top 5 leagues.
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