Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi appeared in all his glory and scored a brace in Barcelona's victory over Deportivo Alaves in the second matchday of the Spanish League.
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In addition, Lionel Messi surpassed the barrier of 350 goals in the competition with the blaugrana jersey. 'La Pulga' is the third player to score 350+ goals in one of the top 5 leagues, following Gerd Müller (365/Germany) and Greaves (357/England).
Lionel Messi has scored a goal in the last 5 official matches with Barcelona, in which he missed a penalty. The Argentine forward demonstrates the importance and value he has for his team, which must start to bounce back after a painful defeat against Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercup.
Now Ernesto Valverde's team will have a small break for the World Cup qualifiers to rethink many things in the team. On September 9, they will host Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, and three days later, they will play against Juventus in the Champions League.
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