He may not be as prolific as previous seasons and his direct free-kicks no longer scare the life out of an opponent, but Lionel Messi is still ‘the man.’
A record-breaking 644th goal for Barcelona saw him set a new benchmark for goals scored with one club, and it’s hard to see how that record will ever be broken again.
There aren’t too many one club men these days, and those that are certainly don’t score with the incredible regularity that the Argentinian has.
The finish against Valladolid was as emphatic as any that he’s scored before and was hit as if to say to the critics, ‘take that.