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Messi wants to improve efficiency from the penalty spot

Barcelona superstar and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi said he needs to improve his penalty taking.

Regarded as one the greatest players of all-time, Messi's game is almost flawless having won 33 trophies with Barcelona and numerous individual accolades.

However, the silky-skilled attacker would like to improve one aspect of his football – penalties.

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Messi, who missed a spot-kick against Iceland at the World Cup in Russia, told Catalunya Radio prior to Saturday's 2-1 La Liga win over Real Sociedad: "I would like to be more effective from the penalty spot.