Saturday, April 24, 2021

Messi's performance in the 2020/21 Copa del Rey

With the recent European Super League and Getafe game, I wasn't able to detail what Messi's performance in the Copa del Rey was like. Fortunately, now that all is over, I will detail what he did on this entry.


First, we'll go game for game. All the games have been detailed in this blog, including the game where Messi didn't play. These are: Rayo Vallecano, Granada, Sevilla (1st leg), Sevilla (2nd leg), and Athletic Bilbao.

Second are the statistics, which are the following:
Goalscoring
He scored 3 goals, all from open play. He made 35 shots overall, giving him a conversion rate of 8.57%. Out of those 35 shots, 17 were on target, 5 were off target, and 13 were blocked, an accuracy rate of 48.57%. He also hit the woodwork three times.
Playmaking
He had 1 assist in the tournament, creating 1 big chances and giving 18 key passes as well.
In terms of passing, he made 308 passes, 298 short and 10 long, 141 forward, 167 sideways and 59 backward, 6 crosses, and with an accuracy of 83.92%.
Dribbling
He made 37 successful dribbles out of 48 (success rate of 77.08%).
Defense and duels
In terms of defensive activities, he made 4 tackles and 1 interception.
As for duels, he contested 94. 1 of those was aerial, which he unfortunately lost, and 93 were ground duels, where he won 62 (66.67% success rate).
Miscellaneous
He made 559 touches, which was almost 100 touches per 90, having made 98.6 per 90. He also made 9 ball recoveries, won 21 fouls, and received 2 yellow cards. Below is his heat map in the Copa del Rey season.

Average ratings
SofaScore: 8.76
Fotmob: 8.81
FootballCritic: 8.2
Opta Performance Index: 95/100

Clearly, he was the best player in the tournament and gave his best for Barça to win the title.

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