Although he has not stopped producing for the team and has given three assists in the last two games (he has participated in 46 of Barça's 91 official goals this season), the door of goal 700 has not yet been opened to Messi, who He has been to other duties in the last two games (assists to Rakitic against Athletic and Suárez in Vigo) and has three unmarked. In Seville he did not find the ways of the goal and lost many balls, up to 29. Against Athletic he was missing centimeters to find Unai Simón's corner of the goal in the second half and more strange was that of Vigo. One of his classic conductions that usually ends with delicacy, almost with a pass to the net, ended with a ball to the clouds. It has been paradoxical to see a Messi with more effort than success in the last three games. He has been seen active, committed and vindicative in celebrating the goals of Rakitic and Suárez. Much. But Barça missed his goal in the last outings.
So with 629 goals at Barça and 70 with Argentina, Messi is still at the door of 700. Setién asked for it for the Sevilla game but how could it be, that it be against Atlético, another of his favorite teams. Messi has scored goals of all colors for the rojiblancos, up to 30. The last of them, a magnificent goal in Wanda, which was applauded even by Simeone. A drive with a fabulous drop from Suarez and a sweet touch from the Argentine, who celebrated the goal in style the day before his trip to Paris to collect his sixth Ballon d'Or.
Messi is part, like Piqué, of that group of winners who are not willing to hand the League over to Madrid. Barça knew that, after Villarreal, the schedule was going down and they thought that if they were able to link wins against Celta, Atlético and Villarreal, LaLiga would be theirs again. Now he's in too much of a hurry. But he doesn't give up. Less Messi, who also still has to close the fight for Pichichi. Benzema is still close. As much as the record of the six Pichichis de Zarra, who wants to pulverize with his seventh best scorer award in the domestic tournament.