When the game against Alavés ended, Leo Messi was officially the player in LaLiga history who has made the most assists in one season, a total of 21, thus surpassing Xavi Hernández, who reached 20 in the 2009/10 campaign. However, this record came with a bit of suspense, since as if it were the VAR, the truth is that the review of the play, made it clear that the ball had been deflected slightly by a rival defenseman to make it clear to Ansu Fati to open the scoring. However, in the end the attendance was counted in favor of the Argentine to add the number 21, being the absolute record in one season.
In addition, with the two goals against Alavés, reached 25, four ahead of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, so he left the Mendizorroza stadium practically proclaimed as the ‘pichichi’ of the competition, at least virtually, since the French attacker would have to score five goals against Leganés to beat the Blaugrana striker.
These 25 goals will serve to conquer his seventh ‘pichichi’, which represents a feat in the history of this award, since never before has anyone achieved this figure. Messi was tied until now with Telmo Zarra, with six ‘pichichis’. And also equals Di Stefano and Hugo Sánchez, achieving four in a row.
But all this has yet to be confirmed because if Benzema makes a ‘hand’ to Leganés it will turn the table around and he will take the award for the best scorer in LaLiga for the first time. In any case, the suspense, if there is still suspense for some because they believe in miracles, will be resolved at approximately eleven o'clock tonight.