Welcome back the god of soccer, king Leo

Chai!!! The gods are not to blame.... Its not their fault, Messi is just not human!

Did someone say City are gonna sweep us out? The person should swallow back its words else!

Luis Garcia (coach Getafe): "Messi? No need to say anything. Messi is Messi, and that's that."

Who saw Song's pass to Messi for the 4th goal? #Epic!

messi just rid me of sleep, this guy is too much, did not watch live but the youtube videos was enough

philfearon: And The Magician himself scores in his Return.... .
Messi14 is gonna be... ....
Hollaaa!!

Hark the herald, boys are singing, glory glory
the king is back.!
Some people heart don dey speed pass Felipe Massa sport car.

Atletico madrid, BE AFRAID, THE FOOTBALL LORD'S BACK!

The UEFA Champion League's round of 16 matches between Man.City and Barcelona,is going to be a match between Sergio Aguero(Man.City) vs Lionel Messi(Barcelona). Both of them are compatriots(Argentina). I hope you guys are prepared for Man.City? Because I heard Yaya Toure said that Barcelona are afraid of Man.City.

Chanchit:

Hark the herald, boys are singing, glory glory
the king is back.!
Some people heart don dey speed pass Felipe Massa sport car.

lol......
Funny man..

I think this article is worth perusing....

Messi’s Magic Only Compares to Michael Jordan’s Greatness

www.barcablaugranes.com/2014/1/9/5291710/lionel-messi-compares-michael-jordan-greatness-xoel-cardenas

Danhumprey: The UEFA Champion League's round of 16 matches between Man.City and Barcelona,is going to be a match between Sergio Aguero(Man.City) vs Lionel Messi(Barcelona). Both of them are compatriots(Argentina). I hope you guys are prepared for Man.City? Because I heard Yaya Toure said that Barcelona are afraid of Man.City.

they think Man City is Getafe.

no mind them. Them go soon no difference between Deep blue and Sky blue

usbcable:

they think Man City is Getafe.

no mind them. Them go soon no difference between Deep blue and Sky blue

hehe
It'll be difficult tie but with Messi fit & raring to go, there's really no difference between Deep blue & Sky blue.

Danhumprey: The UEFA Champion League's round of 16 matches between Man.City and Barcelona,is going to be a match between Sergio Aguero(Man.City) vs Lionel Messi(Barcelona). Both of them are compatriots(Argentina). I hope you guys are prepared for Man.City? Because I heard Yaya Toure said that Barcelona are afraid of Man.City.

Between Aguero and Messi?
Is this a joke or u just wanted to talk?
All I see is a team in blue colors parking their bus and waiting to counterattack and nothing more...Them never reach to play us ball...

TOP SECRET: Tito, the ‘father’ of the false 9

Rexach suggested it and Vilanova
convinced Pep to put it into practice in
the Madrid-Barça match that scored 2-6

Messi!! Bring forth athleti into the slaughter ground. The team is ready!!.

Austeenx:

They're his favourite opponent. He has scored 20 times against them. 17 in la liga, 3 in the copa del rey. He has scored 12 at the Camp Nou, and 8 at the Vincente Calderon.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/atletico-madrid-leo-messi-s-favourite-victim

My brother,it seems Messi doesn't like teams from the capital....
On top that list is Getafe,with about 27goAls....
Madrid =18..........and the list continues..

The real classico is taking place tomorrow!
I predict 3-1
My lineup
---------------------Valdez---------------
Alves--------Pique-----------Batra-----Alba
------Xavi------------Busquet--------- Iniesta
------Sanchez --------Messi-----------Neymar

subs - Xavi/fabregas
Alexis/Messi/pedro

homesteady: The real classico is taking place tomorrow!
I predict 3-1
My lineup
---------------------Valdez---------------
Alves--------Pique-----------Batra-----Alba
------Xavi------------Busquet--------- Iniesta
------Sanchez --------Messi-----------Neymar

subs - Xavi/fabregas
Alexis/Messi/pedro

sadly messi starts from the bench. Confirmed!

Trouble for Barcelona's president! Neymar's contract could be fake!



http://m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/4534953

Can someone help us furnish this thread so it can be fit/juicy enough for front page by tomorrow at least?

https://www.nairaland.com/1587929/la-liga-athletico-madrid-vs#1587929.3

Barcelona score every 32 minutes - with or without Messi

By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer

Gerardo Martino always answers with the same sentence. When asked if his Barcelona side are missing Lionel Messi, he replies: "Of course we do - any team would miss the best player in the world." And it's a valid argument. However, statistics show Barca have scored at a similar rate all season - with or without their finest footballer.

Messi made a triumphant return to first-team action on Wednesday as he hit two goals in a cameo appearance after coming on as a second-half subsititute in the 4-0 win at home to Getafe in the Copa del Rey.

That took his tally to 16 in 17 games (of Barca's 29 this term) although, in total, the 26-year-old has featured for fewer than half his side's minutes in 2013-14.

BARCA WITH & WITHOUT MESSI


BARCELONA WITH MESSI
TOTAL MESSI MINUTES
TOTAL GOALS
GOALS PER MINUTE
TOTAL GAMES PLAYED
GAMES WON
GAMES LOST
1196
37
32.32
17
13
0
BARCELONA WITHOUT MESSI
TOTAL MINUTES WITHOUT MESSI
TOTAL GOALS
GOALS PER MINUTE
TOTAL GAMES PLAYED
GAMES WON
GAMES LOST 1414
44
32.14
12
10
2 Leo has been on the pitch for a total of 1,196 minutes, during which time Barca have netted 37 times in all, with Messi responsible for 16 of those. And overall, those 37 strikes have come, on average, at one every 32.32 minutes.

By contrast, with Messi missing (1,414 minutes in total), Martino's men have netted 44 times at a rate of one every 32.14 minutes - an almost identical average to when the Argentine is playing. In fact, it's even slightly better.

However, the 26-year-old was absent for the two Copa del Rey clashes against lower-league Cartagena (which yielded seven goals), as well as the 6-1 Champions League romp at home to Celtic, while he did feature in arguably the toughest fixtures of the season for the Catalan club: the Spanish Supercopa series against Atletico and the Clasico at home to Real Madrid.

In addition, Barca's only two defeats so far this term both came in November, when Messi was sidelined through injury, with the Argentine absent in the 2-1 loss at Ajax and the 1-0 reverse at Athletic Bilbao several days later.

Next up for the Catalans is a trip to Atletico in a top-of-the-table clash in La Liga on Saturday and, even though the four-time Ballon d'Or winner limped off the last time he featured at the Vicente Calderon and statistics show Barca are actually no better off with him in the team, his return to full fitness is a significant boost ahead of what is probably their toughest test so far this season.

With or without Messi, Barca score every 32 minutes but, given the choice, they'd always rather he was in the team. As Martino says, any side would miss the best in the world, and in games like Saturday's, it is when the finest footballers are needed most - whatever the stats say.


http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4082/editorial/2014/01/10/4533475/barcelona-score-every-32-minutes-with-or-without-messi?ICID=HP_FT_3

“He scored a goal in his style ... a style that allows him to go from 0 to 100 km/h in one second, from right to left and with supersonic speed which allows him to evade his rivals and teammates so that he can finish off the play with a shot full of class and fury worthy of a goal of the look of an assassin.” Olé

homesteady: The real classico is taking place tomorrow!
I predict 3-1
My lineup
---------------------Valdez---------------
Alves--------Pique-----------Batra-----Alba
------Xavi------------Busquet--------- Iniesta
------Sanchez --------Messi-----------Neymar

subs - Xavi/fabregas
Alexis/Messi/pedro

Messi starting from the bench...

ddippset: sadly messi starts from the bench. Confirmed!

Yeah! Sadly? Nope I won't say that...

honeric01: Can someone help us furnish this thread so it can be fit/juicy enough for front page by tomorrow at least?

https://www.nairaland.com/1587929/la-liga-athletico-madrid-vs#1587929.3

Re-check the thread bro...

ehen I've always wanted to ask why la liga matches dont get to frontpage

Just a reminder, incase y'all Cule wänkers got bombed back in time with Nairaland - Barça went on to have an utterly disastrous season.

nitlad: Just a reminder, incase y'all Cule wänkers got bombed back in time with Nairaland - Barça went on to have an utterly disastrous season.

nitwit, get a dayum job.