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#1 Not Lionel Messi's day
Lionel Messiah Messi has rescued the teams he has played for on countless occasions. Unfortunately for the diminutive Argentinian and his Barcelona teammates, yesterday's game wasn't one such occasion.
In fact, Messi is bound to be in a hurry to forget last night like it never happened. Accurately reflected by the rest of the side's performance, Messi too, had an abysmal outing, keeping in mind his usual sky-high standards.
Contrary to his usual exploits, Messi only managed 2 shots on target (out of a total of 5), including a free-kick that floated way above the crossbar. Further, he only made 3 successful dribbles and was stunningly dispossessed 4 times.
He wasn't at his creative best either as he only mustered 26 accurate passes, of which only 2 can be considered to be key passes.
While it is normal for everyone to have a bad day, it must certainly frustrate Messi to know that on the one day he didn't turn up, nobody else from Barcelona did either, and now, the entire side will be forced to watch the remainder of the UEFA Champions League on their idiot boxes in the comfort, or discomfort, of their own homes.
