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Leo Messi yesterday opened the scoring at minute 4 culminating with a fine finishing a major center of Alves continued on his part to a good triangulation of both Barca and got his official number 50 as Barca.

The Argentine ace, strong candidate for the Ballon d'Or 2008, reached the half hundred goals in the game tribute to Maxenchs Ricard and in a scene reminiscent of triomfants. Messi began to see door to the first team in the season Blaugrana 2004-05, when Frank Rijkaard gave him the option. And every year, Leo was more in terms filmmakers, without ever neglecting the facet of attendance.

In the campaign of his debut, brought a suit; in the next grade, he left the bar at 8; in the 2006-07 season, he went to 17, their best record so far in the 2007-08 campaign signed so many 16 and this course takes 8, always talking about official meetings.

Among the 50 achieved so much in five years Barca shirt with the stresses above all that Lionel marked him to Getafe in the Copa del Rey. But it has also left its mark through auction impossible, both of catch-as it endorsed recently at Atletico-o penalty, proving that his 21 years responsibility does not weigh

Leo Messi is beginning to know each other. Good news. The Argentine noticed cramps in the area of isquiotibiales and said enough

Requested change and Rijkaard is not thought twice before giving entry to Bojan. Although the'19 'requested more time, 90 minutes remaining key at Old Trafford and there, in Manchester, Messi will be decisive.

While on the pitch, the striker did not stop trying to create holes in the defense of the 'Red Devils'. We tested with walls, driblando individually, with long passes, with centres. He did everything he could to break a pace that was unwavering. But the best news is that he saw with much more pace than in previous encounters. And that, for the round of the semifinals, may be key. If Messi is well at Old Trafford if he can finish the encounter, Barca will have a good chance of playing the final in Moscow. Yesterday only tried a shot, unfortunate, but his football again encourage the tier and, most importantly, the team. While he played almost all the balls went through their boots. His colleagues believe in him and know that is his greatest asset. So we must seize it. His change few people understood this, but what was he himself who asked. With him on the field the last half hour could be different, but this is mourning two parties and The finalist will play from that day 29. There will be.

Against Valencia became centenary and returned to be one of the highlights of the team Rijkaard. Leo thinks that the staffing has travelled

The Argentine footballer will everywhere. Not content with little. Come on, igualito that when it is in the field and facing a rival defence with his particular skill and audacity. Leo Messi firmly believes that this team can win all three titles at stake and that there are assaulting the stadium to be put ahead if remains loyal to its philosophy of the game. That is, if you leave the field of play without hesitation or wavering. Prihajajo a number of parties very important and the best thing is to maintain the serenity without mistakes that may pay very expensive in the decisive moments. "As we are playing lately we can win in any field. Now we depend on ourselves and if we can not get the leadership it will try this week to the next. The most important thing is that we are playing all parties to a high level and that the team is more united than ever, "said the Argentine crack yesterday morning after tie with sweat and tears against Valencia in the round of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.

Messi deeply regretted that it could not be break the team Ronald Koeman which was closed back over ninety minutes trying to maintain the only marked both by the Guaje Villa. "On the one hand I was either because empatamos but on the other wrong because we did not have too much luck in the face of the goal and rival what we try. When you see that are created so many scoring chances to not come to realize not get satisfied, revealed demanding with himself and with the same team that won derive more benefit of the party. Leo knows very well that faces the final stretch of a season that should not end like the previous one and that the concentration has to be maximum without losing sight of the world at a time when the euphoria of the environment can be counterproductive. "Now comes the more difficult. Each party, in any of the three competitions in which we are, it is an end. You can not throw off even one minute because if you do you can stay off the rest, "warns cautious of what evil things could be made if the positive results that have been harvested in recent weeks just esfumando.

And yet yesterday had to be a special day for the Argentine having become centennial. But true to his nature and was not shy Leo Messi for many celebrations. The only that the team has hopes of living in the Cup after zapatazo Xavi Hernandez but little more. He is well and anyone or anything that seems ready to change. After playing his party official number one hundred with Barça Argentine trained in the gym next to the injured, gave a brief press conference, posed for the media and went home. Nothing more, nothing less.

Leo was unclear what

There is a party that has a special meaning. It is a game and I did not feel anything special to play

Humble indicated yesterday morning with his timid tone of voice while posaba for cameras SPORT. The Flea has grown as a footballer and as a person since he officially debut at the Lluís Companys an October 16, 2004. Since that day has improved their football but has not changed one iota his particular way of looking at things.

About the match tomorrow against wards of Aguirre stressed the figure of his friend and compatriot Kun Agüero and refused to be as easy as the 0-6 of last season.

The encounter against Atletico will not be like last year

On the hypothetical hand of Samuel Etoo in the action that marked the goal of Barça Leo Messi merely to say that it was "Unintentionally".

Messi was the real hero in Glasgow. The Argentine was the author of two of the three goals that made him Barcelona to Celtic (2-3)

The Barça play of the fourth Champions inter alia because it showed in Glasgow that is infinitely better than the rugged and willing Celtic. Also because won with a remarkable collective action (2-3), two of many Messi, and top scorer of the competition and the best Ronaldinho minutes too long.

Despite the authority visitor, there were a couple of scares, two blizzards that made Scottish shake the foundations of Celtic Park and the ever-voluble personality azulgrana. Two cabezazos after centres from the left that led to book[+]