FC Barcelona and Argentina forward, Lionel Messi has been involved in an uninspiring statistics in the ongoing football season.
Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the greatest player to grace a football pitch. The FC Barcelona playmaker is not having the best of seasons so far following his latest performance statistics.
The Argentine had a torrid time before the season kicked off as he pushed to leave his boyhood club. Lionel Messi had to stay in the Spanish club for another season after a transfer saga that involved top football clubs.
Lionel Messi Uninspiring Stats In 2020/2021 Season
Lionel Messi joined the FC Barcelona team for the new season which has not be so inspiring. FC Barcelona got themselves a new manager in ex-player, Ronald Koeman with President, Josep Bartomeu leaving the Catalan club.
Leo Messi’s has started slowly in the new season has Barcelona hope for glory this term. The Argentine magician has managed 4 goals in 9 appearances so far.
The uninspiring part of his statistics is that he hasn’t scored from open play in all games (9) so far. Messi’s 4 goals comes from the penalty spot.
1 in the league (vs Villareal) and 3 in the Champions League (Dynamo Kyiv, Juventus and Ferencvaros).
The 33-year-old has also managed 4 assists in the 9 games so far this season.
Lionel Messi scored 31 times in 44 appearances last season as FC Barcelona miss out in major trophies for the season.
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