Messi Makes Supernatural Things Natural

Lionel Messi (Twitter @FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Lionel Messi scored his 50th goal in a calendar year when Barcelona beat Alaves 4-1, Saturday, December 21. In the continuation of the La Liga match, La Pulga scored the third goal in the 70th minute.

From either the right or the left, from free kicks or penalties, Messi has closed 2019 with a variant of goals in his name.

So far this year, he scored 34 goals in La Liga Santander, eight in the Champions League, three in the Copa del Rey and five in the Argentina national team.

The Barcelona captain has only failed to hit 50 goals once a decade. Namely in 2013. However, he made a fantastic record when he scored 91 goals in 2012.

For Messi, this is the sixth time in a row he has averaged 50 goals in a year. In total, the Argentina captain scored that number nine times in 10 years.

In the match against Alaves, Messi should have been able to tear the opponent's goal through the white point to increase his goal coffers. But he gave it to Luis Suarez instead.

Even though currently, Messiah is still competing for the Golden Boot with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. For that, to return to compete, the captain must hold back his desire first considering the competition entered the winter break.

Messi returned to his hometown in Argentina for the Christmas holiday on a private jet with Luis Suarez on Sunday. La Pulga is expected to return to training with Barcelona on January 2, three days after Ernesto Valverde's squad has returned to activity.

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- SAAR AIR ROS (@RosarioSpotters) December 22, 2019