@@brianboru175 Maradona did it for only 5 years. Messi surpassed him in 2013. Compare Maradona in 1995 to Messi in 2019... Way better. Stop living in the past. Maybe 50 games Maradona was great, but then he disappeared shortly.
Messi is the best ever it's not even close. masterclass after masterclass. Magic week in, week out. it's genuinely unbelievable. his Consistency is insane.
Demar Mckenzie Dembele has been fantastic this season. Their problem is half of team is old as fuck and the young players are mostly attackers. Vidal, Busquets, Pique and Alba are all fantastic but none of them are in their prime. This is certainly a team that relies on Messi - the good thing for football fans is it allows us to shut up ronaldo fans who have the bizarre idea that Messi requires world class teamates at all times.
TomCL 2000 i agree and Since Barcelona is a huge name itself Valverde can’t put anything on risk. You can’t put all youngster on the field without experience. Tbh a new striker is highly required.
to all the penaldo fans crying that ESPN is biased towards messi, Bleacher report is biased towards messi, Football Daily is biased towards mess, Copa90 is biased towards messi, *the truth is, facts are biased towards messi. and messi is the greatest to ever kick a football.*
Amen, it's about time everyone can agree that Leo is the greatest to ever play. We are so privileged to witness his play. Football is going to be a dark lonely place when Leo hangs up his boots. Neymar nor Mbappe can takeover the batton.
Eric it’s said people who actually enjoy soccer can’t let take their head outta their ass just to enjoy him play while it lasts even if they don’t think he’s the best, nope they just sit there and shit talk
@@leogayfrionelpessiimisspen2462 Brazilian Ronaldo could have been the greatest player of all time if not for injuries.... But there's no way Maradona comes close to Messi
Lets be honest. When Ronaldo left it took Madrid a while to get back into things , with Barca when messi leaves/retires they are going to be in a much worse state than Madrid.
@@Hobie02425 We're thinking in advance.. that's why we're bringing in guys like Reguilon, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Odriozola, Ceballos, Vallejo, Asensio, and Lunin.. do I need to name more players lol
@@kylechambers7807 when messi leaves ? Coutinho will be 27 just before messi is 32, messi is at the peak of his powers a think he will be at barca for at least 4 more seasons cant say that about the flop
And surprising thing he was 5th in Ballon d'or. I thought he was destined to win it last year. Most goals with so many assist, most man of the match. Luka Modric!!! where he is now... Is he even playing football this season.
@@Dipesh1234 Messi totally dominated laliga and copa del rey but how can you have such stats but was not found on bigger stages CHAMPIONS LEAGUE + WORLD CUP??? So this means, he was just good against laliga farmers and dissapeared at bigger matches - So its easy to put this dissapointing 5 time ballon dor winner on fifth place
Someone like Messi doesn't come around so often and it's just amazing to see him play. A man who is very quiet in the media, not showcasing his fitness very often but comes to play hard every game and when his team needs him he shows up. Not everytime granted but he's learned from his failures I'm sure of it. He's should be everyone's inspiration because not all of us are gifted with the strength and the height of a Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi shows everyone that despite his height disadvantage he can make defenders look like complete fools with his pace and his body movements. No one could have predicted what Messi has turned into over his career especially facing the pressures of Barcelona. If they would retire jerseys he definitely deserves it with the lasting effect he's had on la Liga. All that aside I know that the day both Ronaldo and him retire the footballing world will definitely be immensely grateful and their historic careers will be told for many years to come. Everyone is witnessing greatness right now.
is that why ronaldo has more CL trophies? International trophy? Champions league goals? world cup goals? messi has been invisible in big games since 2015. He is the greatest fraud. Watch Lyon smack this shitty barca team like croatia
@@ahrlj24 When was the last time Ronaldo even sniffed the World Cup final? Stop hating. Ronaldo is physically built to dominate the game and yet still that small man named Messi is still making giant defenders miss and great goalkeepers look like primary school kids. Someone of Messi's stature and goalscoring ability don't come around so often. Messi is an inspiration to all kids that no matter what height you are you can work until a point where you make people fear you.
Coutinho will pull a gareth bale and be clutch in the UCL. Dembele will also be big dont worry. Messi is dragging Valverde to a treble whether you like it or not
Arthur certinaly provides more control, but he can't control the striker for scoring. Suarez is too slow and there will be no replacement till end of the season, that is if Barca gets a good younger striker.
@Theophilus Toruvanda When was the last time rapenaldo had a good game? so called goat by his fans with 1 goal in last 9 CL games on the verge of getting knocked out in R16 also out of coppa italia.
This is facts when xavi and iniesta was in Barcelona everyone thought that Messi was good because of them but not that they are gone Messi is doing both their jobs and being Messi. This is why he is the best player of all time. He replaced two legends by himself.
@@jonpool9030 You do realise that ronaldo might have played in more national league's than messi, but he is not the all time goal scorer in any league .Ronaldo is the pretender to the throne.
@@rachetmarvel931 I'm not saying CR7 is better than Messi ok, but let's be honest and accept that they are both excellent players. There's no need to castigate one to elevate the other, they both have their merits and are great. As for CR7 net being the top scorer in any of the league he's played, yes that's true, but he haven't stayed in any one league long enough to do so. Do you realize that he has a better goals per game ratio in laliga than Messi?
It was a good job from Sevilla. Thanks to Messi for bailing us out. Good assist from Rakitic and Dembele. I hope our backline gets it together, busquets was the most calm and confident player on the field today he was amazing to watch.
@@variegated_stingray are you reading what you are saying, your key words being "at times" apart from Messi nobody was playing good everybody was a wreck. Busquets was calm on the ball, u see it as him sleeping with his slow reaction I saw it as him controlling, I didn't say it was his best game so how did his best drop in, read with understanding.
I never saw before this game that someone came from behind and busi was standing with with the ball,and that sevilla guy just took ball from his foot like he was busi teammate and started counterattack for sevilla. Even commentators were saying it seemed like he pockpocketed Busi. That sums up the game for him.
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi one incident doesn't "sum up his game" my man. If that were true, the misplaced pass from messi that led to sevilla's first goal would also have "summed up his game".
Does anyone have an answer for why Coutinho is as absolute non-factor and under achiever with Barca? I watch every Barca game and it just appears he plays timid, scared and afraid to make mistakes. I think it is difficult for him to play with Alba, Suarez and Messi, it looks forced and awkward when Coutinho plays with them.
Nhlakanipho Nhlaka 1 - 1 and he came on in camp nou sure they rested half there team but without messi a draw and rose should of scored making it 2 - 1 but oh well
no u r wrong hahahahahahahahahaha messi is good and ronaldo is bad hahahahahaha XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD hahaha ronaldo ius the worst and he..... SMELLSS hahahahahha
@@brianboru175 they aren't playing well, at all, defensively they are a mess, going forward is either messi or nothing, they'll crash out of the champions league again but the stupid board just gave this idiot a new contract
When ever messi scores i always jump up in joy and really got goosebumps when he scored his hattrick but people should stop insulting others like ronaldo and mbappe just when messi scores man I'm a huge messi fan and he is the goat but don't insult others just to prove messi's greatness we don't have to, people should realize that messi a is humble guy and we should be like him stop hating on ronaldo
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 And I will comeback TO YOU After FC UEFENTUS will Get knocked out in R16 in first time in 10 years and also he has already caused them to loose copa italian first time in 4 years . So after Ronaldo chockes and gets knocked. I will say #RoNaLdaoeFfEcT
Even more, I believe Leo is a greater player in all of sports. God tier level with such consistency, also there is no diva in him unlike lots of other football/sport stars.
Messi's hat trick is magnified by how slow and lethargic the rest of the team was vs sevilla. He's pretty much won the game for them on his own. Barca are blessed to have a player like him but there's already the danger that they'll forget to work as a team and just rely on the magic of messi. The questions lies on whether barca have a plan b if Messi is marked well or is out injured. Morenos got wool over his eyes suggesting that Dembele isnt good enough because "he's inconsistent." He's displayed ten times more quality in the 45 mins he played last night than coutinho has put in for months. Barcas attack and pressing started to have more urgency to it and his pace and ball control has given the sevilla defenders a tough time removing a lot of weight off Messi's shoulders and allowing him more time and space. It should beg belief that coutinho still starts over dembele.
This is for all the minds that thinks that Messi needs Barcelona, but plot twist: Barcelona actually needed Messi for the longest time bc without Messi, we all know Barcelona would not have been as successful
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 OK here is a Radom fact for you. With ronaldo real madrid lost 5-0 ,and now without ronaldo they lost 5-1 .You see real Madrid are doing better with out ronaldo. (Just pulling your leg)
Not Sure which game Alejandro was watching but other than Sevilla's two goals (one of which came from a giveaway from Messi and the other where everyone thought the ball was going out of play) the defense actually didn't have any difficulties especially the second half. Sure Messi scored the goals but it wasn't his solo superb goals, he had help, and that's the purpose of a team. He was in the right place at the right time.Pique had a pretty good game to me and was only truly "beaten" on that yellow card he received. He was literally an inch away from getting a foot on the shot for Sevilla's first goal, he was up in attack , the only man on a counter attach and found himself in a 1v1 with the defender which resulted in a corner. Umtiti had a decent game considering he just came back, Semedo and Roberto played well, Alba was not as involved but he played decent. The only person i would say that didn't play that well was Vidal. With all that said, Sevilla is no push over, especially at home. There is a reason they've only lost one game at home all season prior to today's game.
Dilip Jadhav my point exactly.. its like he tries things which messi does, but unlike messi, he never actually succeeds.. its like he is taking the wrong inspiration. He should look at iniesta to see how to fit in barcelona better. Even look at dembele, he can play attacking without awkwardly losing balls or bumping into messi or suarez. Yday, so many times he lost balls in the final third when he should have done so much better.. its like he is taking a bunch of wrong decisions all at once
This happening now to FCB, have happened to us (argentinians) since 2009. Its either Messi or its no body else. Messi is so great, that having him in the team its enought to be candidate for any championship. But also he hide problems of the team. Problems that will appear eventually. Especially against good teams. Trainers are confident in Messi resolving any game.
Just a month ago, it looked like Barcelona got no problem. But as soon as Arthur got injured, the struggle started. All the pressure piled up on Messi to create and also score (with Suarez and Coutinho struggling so much). And when he was unlucky and had some bad game we drew. However with this seviila game, it is clear that Messi can handle all the pressure single handedly. He still finds way through to push Barcelona towards glory. I really can't wait to have Arthur Melo back in this team.He is literally the only one who is taking some pressure off Messi.
The defensive lapses were mostly down to the team selection. Against Sevilla away from home, we had Rakitic, Busquets, Vidal, Coutinho, Suarez and Pique. That's 6 slowpokes playing against a team that loves counterattacking and has pacy wingers and midfielders. Not sure what everyone was expecting. The moment I saw the line up, I knew we are shipping goals. Ideally, Dembele, Malcom and Alena should have started considering they are fast and have the legs to press. Also, Umtiti was mistake prone considering this was his first match in months. From an attacking sense, we did well in the 2nd half especially the last 30 minutes after Dembele came on. Alena came and improved it even further because in his absence, there was no midfielder capable of consistently carrying the ball forward under pressure.
Pessi once again marvelous performance against a local team, too bad he cant have same energy in CL finales or world cup where it really matters... only in his comfort zone lol Messi 44th hattrick in la liga in 450 games (15 years) Ronaldo 44th hattrick in la liga in 290 games
Big Jordi Alba fan... but he is mostly to blame defensively...well only in the first half...he pushed up too high and against a player as fast as Navas i think that was a mistake on his part...no one on that pitch could match Navas at full tilt...just him and maybe Messi...but in the second half he fell back and all was well i believe...i think i should praise the coach for the changes too...which did cause said shift...also think Samuel was pretty decent for his first game since november is it?...his passes bypassing the midfield were really good...all in all very decent game from the whole team
big balls he was subbed off most of the game in the finals for that international trophy his team won it not him 😂🤣😂 second of all the past 4 years of real winning the CL literally carried ronaldo as messi has more goals in those seasons but still gets knocked out. Messi is better just face the truth.
I wonder if once umtiti fully heals Valverde would be willing to try something like a 3-6-1 to give Coutinho and Messi a chance to do what they both like to do which is facilitate their teammates in an attacking midfield position. Have a back 3 of Pique, Lenglet, and Umtiti. 2 defensive midfielders in Rakitic and Busquets. Alba on the left, Dembele on the right. Coutinho and Messi both playing that attacking midfield role with Suarez of course up top. I’d honestly just like to see if we could make it work.
Completely agree with y'all!!! Barcelona has been struggling in the defense. What happens with the forward is that Barcelona has lots of players that can do good things but Valverde stills putting the same players.
Im lucky to be alive to see this little magician. Its a disgrace to even compare him to Ronaldo. Ronaldo can only strike. Messi does it all & he does it every single season playing at top level.
very true i seriously wonder all the time and imagine barca with no messi it will be very difficult but who knows maybe they sign luka jovic as suarez replacement and coutinho will by then perform well that if he hadnt left already or sold and dembele will turn up too it will be a very interesting team to watch.
I’m surprised they can’t acknowledge how suarez is that player, not coutinho... he is taking players off messi so he can score, this is exactly why messi doesn’t score or win anything with argentina, because nobody is there to do what suarez does at Barcelona, he IS that player taking off pressure so that messi can score, it blows my mind how “soccer experts” can’t see this... not that these people know much about real futbol anyways... but that’s not enough apparently... even when suarez is the person taking players off messi’s back AND scores a goal, somehow it’s not enough and they still have to say he is bad... honestly, this show doesn’t give any south american player the merit they deserve, european players sure, they are wonderful, even when it comes to messi they don’t really give him the credit he deserves for being GOAT, blows my mind
Messi helps and hurts the team, has been like this for a long time. He is so good that everyone relies on him, Messi is always the man on that team. Barca buys new forwards that shine at other clubs to help Messi but when those forwards come, Coutinho Dembele Alexis Sanchez Neymar, they don’t produce the same because of Messi. And if Messi is having a bad day no one steps up because they’re waiting for Messi to do it. These players lose the desire and confidence to be the leader.
The big problem in FCB is the midfield. Big lack of creativity and offensive skills. And it's undeniable that with the end of Iniesta/Xavi Era that's exactly what we lost. Rakitic's game style is not vertical enough, he's not really giving speed in transition of the ball, and rarely takes risk in long vertical passing. Bousquets is probably the best at his position, and the creativity is not he's first job. It's a good thing we have Arthur in team, give me some hope. It's very frustrating for me, the team becomes dependent of Messi in two different sectors.
You know somebody is the best in the world when one of the best team in the world depending on you this much.. When one the best team in the world look average when you didn’t play or you have a off day.. GOAT 🐐
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 It was Messi's first game back from a injury.i hope you have not forgotten that Barca have won 4-2 against Sevilla WITH MESSI (WHO SCORED A HATTRICK).
@@rachetmarvel931 I hope you know that 19th placed villareal also won 3-0 against sevilla just one week ago.... so nothing special to go crazy about destroying another laliga farmer team
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 This same Sevilla team defeated the current Uefa champions league winners, they also are one of the most decorated side in the Europa league and they defeated the Man united last season. So please show some respect.
@@rachetmarvel931 I have respect but not if someone get too much hype whereas the same people taking credits from other great players.... and dont forget when sevilla beat real madrid, they were not the champions league winner because someone (UCL TOPSCORER) is missing... btw: Sevilla 3-0 real madrid without CR7 Sevilla 3-2 real nadrid without CR7 Sevilla 0-5 real madrid with CR7 Sevilla 1-4 real madrid with CR7 These were the last two matches WITH AND WITHOUT UCL KING CR7
Latino accent is slightly there, yet he is a dude working at International ESPN and speaking much better and fluent English than you will ever be in front of a TV camera.
La Liga is not a problem, it's CL. Apart from Messi, no one else steps up in CL except some occasional Dembele brilliance. Luis is just terrible in CL for such a long timer.
Rnbsoccerstar7 he is didnt you watch the last Barca CL game? Messi literally have Suarez 4-5 1on1 passes which was I believable but he missed messi is just unbelievable in everything. Face it and appreciate this genius he’s rare in football.
We learn through our mistakes, i hope Valverde also need learn even more. Carlos Alena needs some more minutes on the pitch especially when you dont have Arthur Mello in the pitch. Vidal has to get some rest. Semedo-Dembele combination works better
@@curtischarles5299 yes we are not having a great time that's obvious but it's not all Messi alone. pique has been immense so has ter stergen. coutinho never had a bad game he had an OK game. alena played a huge part in the two last goal. it's the right Time to have a bad patch cause March will the time to really hit form
@@mrfrancis6434 alena just took a shot that luckily deflected to messi. Stop giving tremendous praise to the team for playing so poor. Suarez was dreadful. Coutinho was invisible. Dembele showed some brilliance and then faded away. Jordi was not attacking the flanks. Umtiti was poor .Pique made soo many mistakes. Busquets was caught sleeping defensively several times. Vidal was bad. The only ones who played decent were rakitic and dembele and that's concerning. messi deserves someone else taking some of the irresponsibility
@@mrfrancis6434 that's my point..I have been saying why we are not playing alena over Vidal? We have a tradition and that's the shirt passing attractive game. But valverde wants rugged ,athletic players and this would take us away from our tradition. Valverde wanted Vidal,valverde wanted paulinho...what kind of football valverde played under Bilbao?
Arthur´s comeback is important right now. This guy does an incredible job in the midfield and almost every time he played, we played a great match. Also Coutinho needs to play as CAM, thats the only way he will function proparly in our team. And I want him to function because he is a quality footballer. I don´t know the way we play now is just so unattractive, sure Messi scores and carrie´s everybody but thats not how it should be. I kind of dont get it everything was fine and then of a sudden we started playing not as great as we did before.
I give Messi credit! The way how he took those goals💣he's more natural than Ronaldo. In terms of a purest, he makes something hard look easy, very smooth and controlled and this what makes Messi in terms of just ability superior to Ronaldo. However, if you talk about will to win, diversity etc I think that's where it becomes blurred. Ronaldo has gone to different leagues, performed for Portugal so he has that appeal but Messi as a pure talent is class!
There should be another column in that opening graphic just for Messi. Yes Suarez is in a slump. Yes defense is having trouble (remember they had a crisis some years ago). Yes Coutinho is a flop. But don't forget they are in the middle of playing 10 games in 40 days, including 3 matches against Sevilla, and 3 against Real Madrid. They look tired, which they should be. When Umtiti is back up to speed defense will improve. Don't care if they win everything or nothing, they are still the most interesting for me.
You do know that Sevilla Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Valencia are also big clubs in Spain because they often beat English clubs in UCl so Messi did score against a big club which won the most Europa league titles some against English clubs so Spain is actually competitive but PL is the most competitive
@@111mawlana Why cant he even score 1 goal at world cup k/o stage ?? He is always missing at BIG GAMES. He won NOTHING 4his country and theres nomore Xavi, Inniesta. Ronaldinho, Neymar to help him at Barca. Lyon will knock them out Like Roma did last year
Zaki Yare you’re tryna use the fact he didn’t score in the knockout stage as somehow evidence that he isn’t good? Lol why is he considered the best player in history by many people then He was in one game in the knockout round and didn’t score a goal so that proves what lol
I totally agree to this debate.. word for word.. it says about the quality of Messi.. obliviously as blatantly evident as ever.. Also what underlied in this is the fact that how good Iniesta and Xavi were.. I mean, I had an augment with one of my friend at the beginning of MSN era just after Pep's Barca.. He was of the point that after Messi, Neymar and Suarez were better players than Xavi or Iniesta were and MSN Barca were better than Pep's Barca.. luckily I didn't have a sharp edged object or a gun with me at that time. otherwise I would have ended up in jail after killing him.. "Barca with Messi , Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Puyol were the best ever team. Played the most beautiful game football has ever seen and I don't see finding another team playing the game more beautifully"
Very true... either messi or no one. of course no one can replace him but at least if there is a player who create chances, they have a chance after him...
Listening to these guys, you'd think that Barca couldn't win a game if Messi's out injured. Then you remember that they beat Real 5-1 without Messi. So as much as I agree that when he's fit, Barca rely heavily on him. They have also proved that when he's not fit, they can adapt and still find ways to win. Let's just enjoy the little magician for now.
Where did you see pique making a mistake? -.- Umtiti although slow and may have been directly responsible for the first goal, eventually improved. I know the defence was bad but please at least be fair in your criticism. How is Dembele inconsistent? Injury makes you inconsistent?
Would agree with him for some points but than again he isn't anylising the whole season. Barca has always been heavily dependant Messi just as much when pep was there especially 2010 to 2012 to score so that isn't new. However this season especially first 6 months it was balance with dumbele suarez putting them in, but suarez lost form dumbele got injured and Arthur so last few weeks it has become Messi Messi, and it can be concerning however if suaez goes back in form dumbele back 100% and Arthur and even rakatic than the next 3 months will be another story. Biggest concern is coutinho which is the only barca player which has not performed all season.
Game of two halves. Barcelona cannot have a midfield three of Busquets, Vidal and Rakitic - it lacks control and is not creative. When Valverde brought on Roberto and Dembele at the beginning of the second half the game changed completely and Barcelona took control. I’d also like to add they’re not “dependent” on Messi, they build their plays around him (just like any good team would and the same way it did with Guardiola).
VV doesnt learn his lessons, vidal, busquets, and rakitic starting together just ends up in us concedingbut VV keeps doing it. Its also pretty clear that as of now coutinho should be the one getting subbed on, not dembele. How malcom hasnt played since his great performance against madrid is astonishing. Atleast VV made great subs today, so that gives me hope :/
If messi is injured dembele Suarez coutinho step up. Dembele and coutinho are used to being the 'go to' Instead of supporting act. Messi being in the team actually is detrimental to these players careers at this point.
Great subs at half time and change in formation to 4-2-3-1. Phil Cou though really has no impact in the final 3rd as a wing player. Umitti was great for someone not match fit.
51 goal involvements in just 32 games this season. Unreal... 🐐
Shut up
@@outcast_mystic why should he? He's speaking facts.
Ronaldo fanboy spotted
Plays against poor sides.
big balls hater.
Arthur melo takes pressure off Messi, he gives us control in the midfield and defensively. when Arthur comes back we’ll be 100%
lol that arthur guy sits on the bench 24 7
Niggaz know he’s injured...
Wym. Artur was a starter before he got hurt
@@zephune9506 Arthur starts over Rakitic or Vidal.
@@takunn151 not lately he been on the bench most of the time check the recent lineups
Messi this season:
23 games
25 goals
11 assist
Directly involved 36 goals in 23 games! Just goat things! 🔥
#KingLeoMessi!
Maradona was a superior footballer. Messi fangirls cannot accept!! Pathetic!!
@@brianboru175 Excatyly maradona is Better
@@brianboru175 Maradona did it for only 5 years. Messi surpassed him in 2013. Compare Maradona in 1995 to Messi in 2019... Way better. Stop living in the past. Maybe 50 games Maradona was great, but then he disappeared shortly.
@@brianboru175 how
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
When Messi retires, replacing him it’s just going to be impossible
Shut up hes dead
@@outcast_mystic shut the fuck up
@@takunn151 you stfu before I punch you
@@outcast_mystic What a troll lmao
@@outcast_mystic are you ok man 🤔
Messi is the best ever it's not even close. masterclass after masterclass. Magic week in, week out. it's genuinely unbelievable. his Consistency is insane.
Manchester united Forever that’s all they do
@@matthewwright8759 that his team won without him
@@boominaughty9531 no they won with him. thats why he has a euros medal and messi has nothing...... nice try.
Leogay Frionel Pessi #imisspenaltyforliving 😂
@@leogayfrionelpessiimisspen2462 Portugal won without him
Valverde not getting the best out of the squad especially the young players
Ur sooo black
Demar Mckenzie Dembele has been fantastic this season. Their problem is half of team is old as fuck and the young players are mostly attackers. Vidal, Busquets, Pique and Alba are all fantastic but none of them are in their prime. This is certainly a team that relies on Messi - the good thing for football fans is it allows us to shut up ronaldo fans who have the bizarre idea that Messi requires world class teamates at all times.
TomCL 2000 i agree and Since Barcelona is a huge name itself Valverde can’t put anything on risk. You can’t put all youngster on the field without experience. Tbh a new striker is highly required.
KingBenny100 and you’re sooo ignorant, racist, and a coward.. carry on
he is not playing the young player never giving them he chance to show their worth cancerous coach
to all the penaldo fans crying that ESPN is biased towards messi, Bleacher report is biased towards messi, Football Daily is biased towards mess, Copa90 is biased towards messi,
*the truth is, facts are biased towards messi. and messi is the greatest to ever kick a football.*
THIS
haters gonna hate but I won't change the fact Leo will forever be the 🐐
. thanks for making them cry
Amen, it's about time everyone can agree that Leo is the greatest to ever play. We are so privileged to witness his play. Football is going to be a dark lonely place when Leo hangs up his boots. Neymar nor Mbappe can takeover the batton.
Eric it’s said people who actually enjoy soccer can’t let take their head outta their ass just to enjoy him play while it lasts even if they don’t think he’s the best, nope they just sit there and shit talk
best Passer, best playmaker, and best Goalscorer in world Football. it doesn't get much better than that. 🐐
maradona much better. Same with r9 before his injuries. Messi plays in a weak era.
pub league trash deffenders. 90's seria was the hardest.
@@leogayfrionelpessiimisspen2462
ur literally dedicating your whole account to hate on Messi... living rent free in ur mind.😂
@@leogayfrionelpessiimisspen2462 you don't no anything about football
@@leogayfrionelpessiimisspen2462 Brazilian Ronaldo could have been the greatest player of all time if not for injuries.... But there's no way Maradona comes close to Messi
I can't imagine Barça without Messi... Thank God for the GOAT.
Shut up
@@outcast_mystic are u ok ?
Maradona the real 🐐,
@@mosesadeola9822 shut up
Too bad barca is still shit even with messi. You assolona fans are so dumb supporting a team as pathetic and shitty as barca
Lets be honest.
When Ronaldo left it took Madrid a while to get back into things , with Barca when messi leaves/retires they are going to be in a much worse state than Madrid.
@@Hobie02425 We're thinking in advance.. that's why we're bringing in guys like Reguilon, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Odriozola, Ceballos, Vallejo, Asensio, and Lunin.. do I need to name more players lol
Dirty Dan literally half those players were in Madrid before anyone new Ronaldo was leaving lmfao
True. Other players can be replaced but an alien like Messi can't. G.O.A.T.
Ronaldo leaving is obviously not ideal for real but when messi retires Barca will be in big trouble if they can’t find a replacement
@@kylechambers7807 when messi leaves ? Coutinho will be 27 just before messi is 32, messi is at the peak of his powers a think he will be at barca for at least 4 more seasons cant say that about the flop
Messi still dragging this team to titles is an underrated achievement.
And surprising thing he was 5th in Ballon d'or. I thought he was destined to win it last year. Most goals with so many assist, most man of the match. Luka Modric!!! where he is now... Is he even playing football this season.
@@Dipesh1234
Messi totally dominated laliga and copa del rey but how can you have such stats but was not found on bigger stages CHAMPIONS LEAGUE + WORLD CUP??? So this means, he was just good against laliga farmers and dissapeared at bigger matches - So its easy to put this dissapointing 5 time ballon dor winner on fifth place
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 Shut up
Cristiano dragged Real Madrid to 4 UCLs! Portugal to Euro champs!
@@brianboru175 dragged lmao,he didn't even play the euro final and Madrid had the best squad in the world at that time.
Someone like Messi doesn't come around so often and it's just amazing to see him play. A man who is very quiet in the media, not showcasing his fitness very often but comes to play hard every game and when his team needs him he shows up. Not everytime granted but he's learned from his failures I'm sure of it. He's should be everyone's inspiration because not all of us are gifted with the strength and the height of a Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi shows everyone that despite his height disadvantage he can make defenders look like complete fools with his pace and his body movements. No one could have predicted what Messi has turned into over his career especially facing the pressures of Barcelona. If they would retire jerseys he definitely deserves it with the lasting effect he's had on la Liga. All that aside I know that the day both Ronaldo and him retire the footballing world will definitely be immensely grateful and their historic careers will be told for many years to come. Everyone is witnessing greatness right now.
There is only one World-class best player on this planet at moment its none other than Lionel Messi G.O.A.T!!
messi class
Fax
World class best player...??
Is there a world class average player?
CR7 is the Greatest Of All Time...Don't get it twisted.
@@christopherbotardo5082 imagine being deluded like the guy above me 😂😂
Messi is the greatest player of all time
is that why ronaldo has more CL trophies? International trophy? Champions league goals? world cup goals? messi has been invisible in big games since 2015. He is the greatest fraud. Watch Lyon smack this shitty barca team like croatia
@@ahrlj24 watch 2-3 Real madrid vs Barcelona
@@ahrlj24 When was the last time Ronaldo even sniffed the World Cup final? Stop hating. Ronaldo is physically built to dominate the game and yet still that small man named Messi is still making giant defenders miss and great goalkeepers look like primary school kids. Someone of Messi's stature and goalscoring ability don't come around so often. Messi is an inspiration to all kids that no matter what height you are you can work until a point where you make people fear you.
By a mile.
@Commendatore Messi have international kid trophies not adult trophies.
Coutinho will pull a gareth bale and be clutch in the UCL. Dembele will also be big dont worry. Messi is dragging Valverde to a treble whether you like it or not
FACTS.
I hope so
That's a possibility,but only if Suarez delivers
How exactly do you know this? You have a crystal ball?
Not so sure about Champions league. Liverpool would beat them even if Messi is the goat!
Arthur we miss you
The fact barça win so much shows how great messi is tbh
Shows how great Velverde is. Do not forget Messi is only a professional footballer because of drugs! Lance Armstrong of football. Very upsetting.
@@brianboru175 u mean divanaldo.
arthur melo will solve all of barcas problems
Arthur certinaly provides more control, but he can't control the striker for scoring. Suarez is too slow and there will be no replacement till end of the season, that is if Barca gets a good younger striker.
Next season with De Jong joining more control in the midfield
Messi has 5 bad games in a season
Ronaldo has 5 good games in a season
Loool true.
@Theophilus Toruvanda When was the last time rapenaldo had a good game? so called goat by his fans with 1 goal in last 9 CL games on the verge of getting knocked out in R16 also out of coppa italia.
@@Hobie02425 because people say messi is the goat so why can't he carry his team like cr7 always does so shut up
@@zes3542 Shut up stop sucking off messi and hating on cr7
@@outcast_mystic dude he went to juve n is out of the champions league lol madrid is going to semis atleast
From a Madrid fan if u don't think messi is the Goat 🐐 ur delusional and that I am not
Glad you've seen the light bro
@@zes3542 i been know messi was the Goat just didn't wanna give Barca fans the satisfaction
John-ice #Halamadrid no his not. R9, pele, maradona, crujff are better than him
KKKKK, look an Alt
Messi is doing unbelieveble things 😨
This is facts when xavi and iniesta was in Barcelona everyone thought that Messi was good because of them but not that they are gone Messi is doing both their jobs and being Messi. This is why he is the best player of all time. He replaced two legends by himself.
I like how messi carried argentina to 4 trophies... oh wait😁😁😁😁
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 I mean, i also love that a 19 yr old ,scored a hattrick against real Madrid... oh look we both are selecting facts.
@@rachetmarvel931 you realize Messi is only king of laliga right?
@@jonpool9030 You do realise that ronaldo might have played in more national league's than messi, but he is not the all time goal scorer in any league .Ronaldo is the pretender to the throne.
@@rachetmarvel931 I'm not saying CR7 is better than Messi ok, but let's be honest and accept that they are both excellent players. There's no need to castigate one to elevate the other, they both have their merits and are great. As for CR7 net being the top scorer in any of the league he's played, yes that's true, but he haven't stayed in any one league long enough to do so. Do you realize that he has a better goals per game ratio in laliga than Messi?
It was a good job from Sevilla. Thanks to Messi for bailing us out. Good assist from Rakitic and Dembele. I hope our backline gets it together, busquets was the most calm and confident player on the field today he was amazing to watch.
Are you on crack? Busquets was terrible. Very slow on the ball. Sleeping at time, bad passes at times. Was one of his worst games this season.
@@variegated_stingray are you reading what you are saying, your key words being "at times" apart from Messi nobody was playing good everybody was a wreck. Busquets was calm on the ball, u see it as him sleeping with his slow reaction I saw it as him controlling, I didn't say it was his best game so how did his best drop in, read with understanding.
I never saw before this game that someone came from behind and busi was standing with with the ball,and that sevilla guy just took ball from his foot like he was busi teammate and started counterattack for sevilla. Even commentators were saying it seemed like he pockpocketed Busi. That sums up the game for him.
@@KuchNahiBasAiseHi one incident doesn't "sum up his game" my man. If that were true, the misplaced pass from messi that led to sevilla's first goal would also have "summed up his game".
Does anyone have an answer for why Coutinho is as absolute non-factor and under achiever with Barca? I watch every Barca game and it just appears he plays timid, scared and afraid to make mistakes. I think it is difficult for him to play with Alba, Suarez and Messi, it looks forced and awkward when Coutinho plays with them.
It happens when you have too many superstars in one team... Too much competition results in deteriorated interest and quality sometimes...
Hes uncomfortable playing as a winger. His natural position is in the midfield
Eric Coutinho looking like a pretty good waste of 140m
just look at his sour face...barca buys like random
Eric he should have stayed at Liverpool. Don’t feel bad for him.
Barca without Messi are just a Catalan West Ham
But they can still crush any English team without him
Nhlakanipho Nhlaka 1 - 1 and he came on in camp nou sure they rested half there team but without messi a draw and rose should of scored making it 2 - 1 but oh well
Can West Ham win 5:1 against Madrid?
oh stop!
🖐
Imagine thinking Ronaldo is better than Messi...LOL.
Shut up cr7 is Better messi fanboy
no u r wrong hahahahahahahahahaha messi is good and ronaldo is bad hahahahahaha XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD hahaha ronaldo ius the worst and he.....
SMELLSS hahahahahha
@@outcast_mystic messi is the best
@@jonnis1637 in your dreams
He is my friend.
Valverde need to be sacked.
Sack him for who? Bring in a fool to play tippy tappy football? Velverde is on course to win another title.
@@brianboru175 they aren't playing well, at all, defensively they are a mess, going forward is either messi or nothing, they'll crash out of the champions league again but the stupid board just gave this idiot a new contract
How about luis enrique LOL
@@short2go luis enrique is a way better coach than valverde in my opinion
And the next coach needs to be sacked and the next one also the one after that your like trump YOUR FIRED! AND YOUR FIRED!
When ever messi scores i always jump up in joy and really got goosebumps when he scored his hattrick but people should stop insulting others like ronaldo and mbappe just when messi scores man I'm a huge messi fan and he is the goat but don't insult others just to prove messi's greatness we don't have to, people should realize that messi a is humble guy and we should be like him stop hating on ronaldo
Best comment.
Lovely explanation
If messi isn't the best you should donate your eyes
If I needed an eye, I wouldn't want it from a person who believes in this!
🤙 exactly Shaka brah
Hahah...
Comment if the year...
I will come back to you after FC QUARTERLONA and Lionel Missi will be knockout in UCL in the fourth consecutive season
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 And I will comeback TO YOU After FC UEFENTUS will Get knocked out in R16 in first time in 10 years and also he has already caused them to loose copa italian first time in 4 years . So after Ronaldo chockes and gets knocked. I will say #RoNaLdaoeFfEcT
Messi is like lebron carrying the lakers or cavs🤣
Ian M lol no one like Messi 🐐
_''The Therapist'_ didn’t say there was.just comparing similar situations with two great players in their respective sports carrying their team.
Even more, I believe Leo is a greater player in all of sports. God tier level with such consistency, also there is no diva in him unlike lots of other football/sport stars.
Ian M not really but i wish..we both know in worldcup.Argentina
Sahabiya Mohamed what?
Messi's hat trick is magnified by how slow and lethargic the rest of the team was vs sevilla. He's pretty much won the game for them on his own. Barca are blessed to have a player like him but there's already the danger that they'll forget to work as a team and just rely on the magic of messi. The questions lies on whether barca have a plan b if Messi is marked well or is out injured.
Morenos got wool over his eyes suggesting that Dembele isnt good enough because "he's inconsistent." He's displayed ten times more quality in the 45 mins he played last night than coutinho has put in for months. Barcas attack and pressing started to have more urgency to it and his pace and ball control has given the sevilla defenders a tough time removing a lot of weight off Messi's shoulders and allowing him more time and space. It should beg belief that coutinho still starts over dembele.
This is for all the minds that thinks that Messi needs Barcelona, but plot twist: Barcelona actually needed Messi for the longest time bc without Messi, we all know Barcelona would not have been as successful
Lol how did this match prove anything?
They won 5-1 el clasico WITHOUT MESSI and what was scoreline in last match WITH MESSI?
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 They won 5-1 ,against an off form real Madrid with out their prolific goal scorer.
@@rachetmarvel931
Barca played el clasico two times WITHOUT MESSI and they always dominated 4-0 and 5-1
Messier too scared to leave else he would of if his great
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 OK here is a Radom fact for you. With ronaldo real madrid lost 5-0 ,and now without ronaldo they lost 5-1 .You see real Madrid are doing better with out ronaldo.
(Just pulling your leg)
Not Sure which game Alejandro was watching but other than Sevilla's two goals (one of which came from a giveaway from Messi and the other where everyone thought the ball was going out of play) the defense actually didn't have any difficulties especially the second half. Sure Messi scored the goals but it wasn't his solo superb goals, he had help, and that's the purpose of a team. He was in the right place at the right time.Pique had a pretty good game to me and was only truly "beaten" on that yellow card he received. He was literally an inch away from getting a foot on the shot for Sevilla's first goal, he was up in attack , the only man on a counter attach and found himself in a 1v1 with the defender which resulted in a corner. Umtiti had a decent game considering he just came back, Semedo and Roberto played well, Alba was not as involved but he played decent. The only person i would say that didn't play that well was Vidal. With all that said, Sevilla is no push over, especially at home. There is a reason they've only lost one game at home all season prior to today's game.
Your screen should read: Messi def. Sevilla 4-2
Coutinho has just been unlucky and a little short in chemistry with the others but Im sure he’ll come back. Its suarez that looks like he’s done.
For the sake of God,coutinho should keep the possession rather trying to play like messi and losing the ball
Dilip Jadhav my point exactly.. its like he tries things which messi does, but unlike messi, he never actually succeeds.. its like he is taking the wrong inspiration. He should look at iniesta to see how to fit in barcelona better. Even look at dembele, he can play attacking without awkwardly losing balls or bumping into messi or suarez. Yday, so many times he lost balls in the final third when he should have done so much better.. its like he is taking a bunch of wrong decisions all at once
@@OCD.Reader sad to see that
This happening now to FCB, have happened to us (argentinians) since 2009. Its either Messi or its no body else. Messi is so great, that having him in the team its enought to be candidate for any championship. But also he hide problems of the team. Problems that will appear eventually. Especially against good teams. Trainers are confident in Messi resolving any game.
How do people even compare messi and ronaldo..ronaldo is not even close
His on a different lvl ..he doesn't need to stay at 1 team his whole carrier wakakakaka
Just a month ago, it looked like Barcelona got no problem. But as soon as Arthur got injured, the struggle started. All the pressure piled up on Messi to create and also score (with Suarez and Coutinho struggling so much). And when he was unlucky and had some bad game we drew. However with this seviila game, it is clear that Messi can handle all the pressure single handedly. He still finds way through to push Barcelona towards glory.
I really can't wait to have Arthur Melo back in this team.He is literally the only one who is taking some pressure off Messi.
Always wondered y they hired defensive valverde. He was so negative at Bilbao mid table manager.
The defensive lapses were mostly down to the team selection. Against Sevilla away from home, we had Rakitic, Busquets, Vidal, Coutinho, Suarez and Pique. That's 6 slowpokes playing against a team that loves counterattacking and has pacy wingers and midfielders. Not sure what everyone was expecting. The moment I saw the line up, I knew we are shipping goals. Ideally, Dembele, Malcom and Alena should have started considering they are fast and have the legs to press. Also, Umtiti was mistake prone considering this was his first match in months. From an attacking sense, we did well in the 2nd half especially the last 30 minutes after Dembele came on. Alena came and improved it even further because in his absence, there was no midfielder capable of consistently carrying the ball forward under pressure.
Wondering What's Football After Messi...??🤔
Pessi once again marvelous performance against a local team, too bad he cant have same energy in CL finales or world cup where it really matters... only in his comfort zone lol
Messi 44th hattrick in la liga in 450 games (15 years)
Ronaldo 44th hattrick in la liga in 290 games
Here we go,penaldo fanboy
@@lightningprowess6031
Here we go, failionel missifanboy
@@Rnbsoccerstar7
Shut up penaldimissioho
@@lightningprowess6031
Ok i will do it for you, retirenel missifangirl: pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ9YDN7VMAE0vUk.jpg
No doubt Messi is the GOAT. He play at the highest level week in week out.
Big Jordi Alba fan... but he is mostly to blame defensively...well only in the first half...he pushed up too high and against a player as fast as Navas i think that was a mistake on his part...no one on that pitch could match Navas at full tilt...just him and maybe Messi...but in the second half he fell back and all was well i believe...i think i should praise the coach for the changes too...which did cause said shift...also think Samuel was pretty decent for his first game since november is it?...his passes bypassing the midfield were really good...all in all very decent game from the whole team
Whats wrong to dembele? He's the current 2nd best player in Barcelona. He can take over if Messi doesn't show
Take over? Nobody can take over Messi s spot...its impossible...
Dembouz needs time (at least one more season and learn to be consistent), who knows, sky is the limit for this youngster.
He just needs to recover from that injury he’s slowing getting back to that amazing form he was in a month and a half ago
Abulayi
IF
What about ter stegen?
Meanwhile Ronaldo still crying for penalty. . 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's funny that you are Messi fan, but you make it about Ronaldo.
@@IHateThingsThatEverybodyLoves That is the fun😂😂
Ronaldo with more UCLs than Barca! International trophy in the bag!! What about Lionel?
big balls he was subbed off most of the game in the finals for that international trophy his team won it not him 😂🤣😂 second of all the past 4 years of real winning the CL literally carried ronaldo as messi has more goals in those seasons but still gets knocked out. Messi is better just face the truth.
@@brianboru175 you should thank the ref for that not p7.
I wonder if once umtiti fully heals Valverde would be willing to try something like a 3-6-1 to give Coutinho and Messi a chance to do what they both like to do which is facilitate their teammates in an attacking midfield position. Have a back 3 of Pique, Lenglet, and Umtiti. 2 defensive midfielders in Rakitic and Busquets. Alba on the left, Dembele on the right. Coutinho and Messi both playing that attacking midfield role with Suarez of course up top. I’d honestly just like to see if we could make it work.
Leo Messi
Next hat-trick
Again real madrid
Classico game...
Completely agree with y'all!!! Barcelona has been struggling in the defense. What happens with the forward is that Barcelona has lots of players that can do good things but Valverde stills putting the same players.
Im lucky to be alive to see this little magician. Its a disgrace to even compare him to Ronaldo. Ronaldo can only strike. Messi does it all & he does it every single season playing at top level.
Congrats for bating another laliga farmer team after dissapearing on BIG STAGES LIKE UCL AND WORLD CUP... pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ9YDN7VMAE0vUk.jpg
very true i seriously wonder all the time and imagine barca with no messi it will be very difficult but who knows maybe they sign luka jovic as suarez replacement and coutinho will by then perform well that if he hadnt left already or sold and dembele will turn up too it will be a very interesting team to watch.
Coutinho and Sanchez are the two biggest flops of this and last season
Now its defense like damn we haven't conceded a goal for the past 3 games wth man sevilla are a great team as well
I’m surprised they can’t acknowledge how suarez is that player, not coutinho... he is taking players off messi so he can score, this is exactly why messi doesn’t score or win anything with argentina, because nobody is there to do what suarez does at Barcelona, he IS that player taking off pressure so that messi can score, it blows my mind how “soccer experts” can’t see this... not that these people know much about real futbol anyways... but that’s not enough apparently... even when suarez is the person taking players off messi’s back AND scores a goal, somehow it’s not enough and they still have to say he is bad... honestly, this show doesn’t give any south american player the merit they deserve, european players sure, they are wonderful, even when it comes to messi they don’t really give him the credit he deserves for being GOAT, blows my mind
Messi helps and hurts the team, has been like this for a long time. He is so good that everyone relies on him, Messi is always the man on that team. Barca buys new forwards that shine at other clubs to help Messi but when those forwards come, Coutinho Dembele Alexis Sanchez Neymar, they don’t produce the same because of Messi. And if Messi is having a bad day no one steps up because they’re waiting for Messi to do it. These players lose the desire and confidence to be the leader.
I can respect people who prefer messi , but why the hate CR7?
The big problem in FCB is the midfield. Big lack of creativity and offensive skills. And it's undeniable that with the end of Iniesta/Xavi Era that's exactly what we lost. Rakitic's game style is not vertical enough, he's not really giving speed in transition of the ball, and rarely takes risk in long vertical passing. Bousquets is probably the best at his position, and the creativity is not he's first job. It's a good thing we have Arthur in team, give me some hope. It's very frustrating for me, the team becomes dependent of Messi in two different sectors.
Barca was winning games without Messi just a few months ago. Get the facts right ESPN
3 weeks alone against easier opponents cept for the 5-1
No jackass, barca lost against levante 2-1 and against sevilla 2-0. Just reading your comments makes me aware of how dumb you're.
Malik Guy there’s more than 2 games in a season... lmao just reading your comment makes me aware of how dumb you are
@@jacobreid7077 But reading your comments makes me aware that you're the dumbest animal that has ever lived.
Malik Guy you must know a lot of animals then
You know somebody is the best in the world when one of the best team in the world depending on you this much.. When one the best team in the world look average when you didn’t play or you have a off day.. GOAT 🐐
Barca without messi is finished. Dempele, Coutinho and suarez. Are extremely far away of Messi level
@Jochen Stern
And 3:4 defeat by low team real betis at camp nou WITH MESSI
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 It was Messi's first game back from a injury.i hope you have not forgotten that Barca have won 4-2 against Sevilla WITH MESSI (WHO SCORED A HATTRICK).
@@rachetmarvel931
I hope you know that 19th placed villareal also won 3-0 against sevilla just one week ago.... so nothing special to go crazy about destroying another laliga farmer team
@@Rnbsoccerstar7 This same Sevilla team defeated the current Uefa champions league winners, they also are one of the most decorated side in the Europa league and they defeated the Man united last season. So please show some respect.
@@rachetmarvel931
I have respect but not if someone get too much hype whereas the same people taking credits from other great players.... and dont forget when sevilla beat real madrid, they were not the champions league winner because someone (UCL TOPSCORER) is missing...
btw:
Sevilla 3-0 real madrid without CR7
Sevilla 3-2 real nadrid without CR7
Sevilla 0-5 real madrid with CR7
Sevilla 1-4 real madrid with CR7
These were the last two matches WITH AND WITHOUT UCL KING CR7
CR7 fan
It was fantastic game but Messi played beautifully wow outstanding performance. Beautiful. #respectmessi
up messi
5:30 he called the Liverpool night, and Messi didn’t even have a bad performance
Moreno is the most annoying pundit around. His voice drives me insane
i like him
How's your car dude? :D
Akramul Mazid 😂😂😂 shit now Hailee Steinfeld has stole bee and the franchise away from me
You get used to it
Latino accent is slightly there, yet he is a dude working at International ESPN and speaking much better and fluent English than you will ever be in front of a TV camera.
Messi is a every managers dream, you dont need a strategy to win a game when you have messi
all these goals are meaningless if barca doesnt win trophies
to you...they make $$ anyway
Who said so?
La Liga is not a problem, it's CL. Apart from Messi, no one else steps up in CL except some occasional Dembele brilliance. Luis is just terrible in CL for such a long timer.
@@mlo009
But but but messi best playmaker they said...
Rnbsoccerstar7 he is didnt you watch the last Barca CL game? Messi literally have Suarez 4-5 1on1 passes which was I believable but he missed messi is just unbelievable in everything. Face it and appreciate this genius he’s rare in football.
We learn through our mistakes, i hope Valverde also need learn even more. Carlos Alena needs some more minutes on the pitch especially when you dont have Arthur Mello in the pitch. Vidal has to get some rest. Semedo-Dembele combination works better
these pundits just watch highlight
be truthful dude ,...we suck ...and its all the coach's fault. the dummy cant see that we dont have a midfield that could keep the ball .
@@curtischarles5299 yes we are not having a great time that's obvious but it's not all Messi alone. pique has been immense so has ter stergen. coutinho never had a bad game he had an OK game. alena played a huge part in the two last goal. it's the right Time to have a bad patch cause March will the time to really hit form
@@mrfrancis6434 alena just took a shot that luckily deflected to messi. Stop giving tremendous praise to the team for playing so poor. Suarez was dreadful. Coutinho was invisible. Dembele showed some brilliance and then faded away. Jordi was not attacking the flanks. Umtiti was poor .Pique made soo many mistakes. Busquets was caught sleeping defensively several times. Vidal was bad. The only ones who played decent were rakitic and dembele and that's concerning. messi deserves someone else taking some of the irresponsibility
@@stevengarza1903 Totally agree with you. The third goal was dumb luck. Pique made some critical errors today.
@@mrfrancis6434 that's my point..I have been saying why we are not playing alena over Vidal? We have a tradition and that's the shirt passing attractive game. But valverde wants rugged ,athletic players and this would take us away from our tradition. Valverde wanted Vidal,valverde wanted paulinho...what kind of football valverde played under Bilbao?
Arthur´s comeback is important right now. This guy does an incredible job in the midfield and almost every time he played, we played a great match. Also Coutinho needs to play as CAM, thats the only way he will function proparly in our team. And I want him to function because he is a quality footballer. I don´t know the way we play now is just so unattractive, sure Messi scores and carrie´s everybody but thats not how it should be. I kind of dont get it everything was fine and then of a sudden we started playing not as great as we did before.
Saw Messi goals. Started to cry. Realised he does not do it on the big stage, UCL and Argentina national team.
But he has scored 25 goals against real Madrid and 26 goals against English top teams so what are u saying?
@@mosesadeola9822 Has not sniffed UCL QFs in four years.
@@brianboru175 maybe in your dreams ,those who understand football knows that there is only one g.o.a.t and he is messi
@@brianboru175 and he has four champions league,,how about that?
He definitely flops for his country but he’s done it on multiple occasions in the ucl. And he’s far greater than cristiano, whether you like it or not
I give Messi credit! The way how he took those goals💣he's more natural than Ronaldo. In terms of a purest, he makes something hard look easy, very smooth and controlled and this what makes Messi in terms of just ability superior to Ronaldo. However, if you talk about will to win, diversity etc I think that's where it becomes blurred. Ronaldo has gone to different leagues, performed for Portugal so he has that appeal but Messi as a pure talent is class!
Only Mbape can come close to replacing Messi at Barca when he retires! CLOSE!!
Nonsense
There should be another column in that opening graphic just for Messi.
Yes Suarez is in a slump. Yes defense is having trouble (remember they had a crisis some years ago). Yes Coutinho is a flop. But don't forget they are in the middle of playing 10 games in 40 days, including 3 matches against Sevilla, and 3 against Real Madrid. They look tired, which they should be. When Umtiti is back up to speed defense will improve. Don't care if they win everything or nothing, they are still the most interesting for me.
Messi today 1 fluke volly and 2 tap ins 😂😂 watch the messi fan boys get triggered now
Keep the salt comin... it was a PERFECT hat-trick.
Z O if Ronaldo had scored y’all would be like tap in merchant
cant tell if troll, or mentally disabled...
How tf was his 2nd goal tap in😂😂
gnbot lol I’m just trolling wasn’t a great goal tho was An ok goal
This year Lionel Messi is gonna win Ballon d'or and he is gonna leave Ronaldo behind forever. 😎😎
haha scoring against SMALL TEAMS but never scored 1 goal in WC K/O stage. SMH
. I hope Lyon knock out this average Barca like Roma did
Zaki Yare Seville small team? Go back to sleep kiddo.
You do know that Sevilla Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Valencia are also big clubs in Spain because they often beat English clubs in UCl so Messi did score against a big club which won the most Europa league titles some against English clubs so Spain is actually competitive but PL is the most competitive
@@111mawlana Why cant he even score 1 goal at world cup k/o stage ?? He is always missing at BIG GAMES. He won NOTHING 4his country and theres nomore Xavi, Inniesta. Ronaldinho, Neymar to help him at Barca. Lyon will knock them out Like Roma did last year
Zaki Yare that has nothing to do with how good he is you dumbass lol
Zaki Yare you’re tryna use the fact he didn’t score in the knockout stage as somehow evidence that he isn’t good? Lol why is he considered the best player in history by many people then
He was in one game in the knockout round and didn’t score a goal so that proves what lol
I totally agree to this debate.. word for word.. it says about the quality of Messi.. obliviously as blatantly evident as ever.. Also what underlied in this is the fact that how good Iniesta and Xavi were.. I mean, I had an augment with one of my friend at the beginning of MSN era just after Pep's Barca.. He was of the point that after Messi, Neymar and Suarez were better players than Xavi or Iniesta were and MSN Barca were better than Pep's Barca.. luckily I didn't have a sharp edged object or a gun with me at that time. otherwise I would have ended up in jail after killing him..
"Barca with Messi , Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Puyol were the best ever team. Played the most beautiful game football has ever seen and I don't see finding another team playing the game more beautifully"
Very true... either messi or no one. of course no one can replace him but at least if there is a player who create chances, they have a chance after him...
Messi is a gift from God to humanity. I am glad to see him play in my generation.
Messi is Barca and has been for last 12 years!
We lost Einesta,he had chemistry with Messi like nobody else, he's hard to replace!
Listening to these guys, you'd think that Barca couldn't win a game if Messi's out injured. Then you remember that they beat Real 5-1 without Messi. So as much as I agree that when he's fit, Barca rely heavily on him. They have also proved that when he's not fit, they can adapt and still find ways to win. Let's just enjoy the little magician for now.
Messi is important player in the world not only barcelona .we enjoy him every week .
Where did you see pique making a mistake? -.- Umtiti although slow and may have been directly responsible for the first goal, eventually improved. I know the defence was bad but please at least be fair in your criticism.
How is Dembele inconsistent? Injury makes you inconsistent?
The 🐐 carrying an entire load on an upward hike to the top of Mount Everest.
Would agree with him for some points but than again he isn't anylising the whole season. Barca has always been heavily dependant Messi just as much when pep was there especially 2010 to 2012 to score so that isn't new. However this season especially first 6 months it was balance with dumbele suarez putting them in, but suarez lost form dumbele got injured and Arthur so last few weeks it has become Messi Messi, and it can be concerning however if suaez goes back in form dumbele back 100% and Arthur and even rakatic than the next 3 months will be another story. Biggest concern is coutinho which is the only barca player which has not performed all season.
Game of two halves. Barcelona cannot have a midfield three of Busquets, Vidal and Rakitic - it lacks control and is not creative. When Valverde brought on Roberto and Dembele at the beginning of the second half the game changed completely and Barcelona took control. I’d also like to add they’re not “dependent” on Messi, they build their plays around him (just like any good team would and the same way it did with Guardiola).
Spot on analysis
GOAT SHIT, no little boy shit no tap ins no penalties no 6 packs just FOOTBALL
VV doesnt learn his lessons, vidal, busquets, and rakitic starting together just ends up in us concedingbut VV keeps doing it. Its also pretty clear that as of now coutinho should be the one getting subbed on, not dembele. How malcom hasnt played since his great performance against madrid is astonishing. Atleast VV made great subs today, so that gives me hope :/
If messi is injured dembele Suarez coutinho step up. Dembele and coutinho are used to being the 'go to' Instead of supporting act. Messi being in the team actually is detrimental to these players careers at this point.
Messi should play like this in every game and especially from argentina.
What did you say? I cant hear you ??
Elclassico #3-0
Clean and clear review on Barcelona who hired always low cost Coach
But you guys were quick to bash Ronaldo... completely ignoring the fact that he was being insulted during the entire game
Great subs at half time and change in formation to 4-2-3-1. Phil Cou though really has no impact in the final 3rd as a wing player. Umitti was great for someone not match fit.
When he says the defense was bad..dude several years before the defense was this bad nothing changed it just the way barca play
Messi the legend, no one can replace him.
Messi ia a magician he is a king and deserve everything
he deserves to get his ass eaten by you ?
1:38 “roll credits”
Yo the ESPN narrator just gave away there's haters of barcelona on ESPN