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#2 Assists
Lionel Messi is extremely unselfish and relishes in spreading joy, both on the pitch and in the stands. There's no other player in the world who looks as happy as the little magician when assisting his teammates. Messi is a team player and while he dribbles, creates chances and also scores from free kicks, it is his ability to consistently provide for his teammates, that adds a twinkle to the eyes of his millions of fans around the world.
The Argentine has been leading the assist charts in Europe for many seasons now and the fact that he scores as well as creates in equal measure is what makes him the best in the world. As usual, Messi has been in blistering form this season and is currently the man with the most assists in all of the top five leagues in Europe.
Messi has registered 10 assists so far this season in La Liga. Only Eden Hazard and Ryan Fraser come close with 9; both have played at least 4 more games! Messi now has 12 assists from 22 games in all competitions for Barcelona so far. It is worth noting that the Argentine has missed 3 weeks due to injury and still ended at the top of the pile, reiterating our stance that he is the GOAT.
