Lionel Messi vs Alaves: 5 signs that indicate Leo could be gearing up for another record breaking season

#2 His genius

FC Barcelona v Boca Juniors - Joan Gamper Trophy

Everyone knows Lionel Messi is the most talented dribbler on the planet. The things he can do with the ball at his left foot are stuff that make up fluffy footballing dreams. After a disappointing World Cup, Messi provided evidence in this game why he still has all the ingredients of his genius recipe intact. He attempted 6 dribbles in the game and all 6 were successful. He won 10 duels in the game and was fouled 3 times. When he hit the woodwork with his brilliant Free Kick in the first half, it looked like Lady Luck might have Barcelona.

But Messi is an artist who makes his own luck and he showed his genius in the second half, when he tactfully planted his free-kick under the wall to deceive Alaves and break the deadlock. In his first 90 minutes in the 2018/19 La Liga Season, Messi declared to the world that his is ready to be more and if humanely possible, better himself.

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Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written more than 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 20 million reads.

Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

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Edited by Amar Anand