Lio messi-7 Time ballondore winner "LM7"

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7eaa5p4Xk&feature=topvideos_sports]Lionel Messi's 202 Goals for Barcelona in 12 Minutes - YouTube[/ame]

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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi: in numbers - Telegraph

Lionel Messi scored his 200th goal for Barcelona against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League (and his 201st and 202nd) raising the possibility he could become the club's leading goal scorer of all time before his 25th birthday, barring injury, Barcelona becoming pony or him signing for a Premier League club, of course.

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Ronaldo should won Ballon d’Or instead of Messi


Cristiano Ronaldo racked up better goals per game ratios than Lionel Messi last season, but it seems people are still predicting the young Argentinian for the Ballon d’Or trophy.
The list of candidates for the 2011 Ballon d’Or was announced earlier this week, with the 23 best soccer players in the world during this calendar year.
As usual the superstars of the game such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Xavi and Iniesta are all giving the list some prestigious look.
One question though, popped out. Who will win the award? Will it be Messi again for his third straight year winning the valuable recognition? or should it be Ronaldo?
The Portuguese superstar has been playing magnificently with his Real Madrid shirt and shows that with his better goals per game ratio than Lionel Messi.
For the record, Cristiano Ronaldo slotted in 53 goals in 54 appearances while Lionel Messi putting up the same number of goals only with one more appearance than Ronaldo.
So, it is no-brainer that the man fondly called as CR7 should won the Ballon d’Or instead of Messi.

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Messi: I'll stay with Barça for life

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Messi: Arsenal style helped Fabregas settle at Barça

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi: Real Madrid Are Stronger Than Last Year

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Red-hot Messi feeling as strong as ever


Lionel Messi has warned Barcelona's opponents there is more to come from him after an exceptional start to the season.
Messi bagged his second hat trick in as many games as he single-handedly demolished Viktoria Plzen in midweek after scoring three against Real Mallorca at the weekend, with the latest goal glut taking him past 200 in his Barca career.
Messi has 22 goals in 17 games this season, and believes he is in the right condition to score many more as they prepare to take on an Athletic Bilbao side unbeaten in nine games on Sunday.
"I feel great physically, strong enough to play as many games as possible, like last year," said Messi.
Having moved past 200 to become Barca's second-highest goalscorer of all time aged just 24, the question is when, not if, he surpasses Cesar's record of 235 for the outright crown.
The Argentinian, however, says he is in no rush.
"I'm not aiming to break the record this year," he said. "I hope to do it someday seeing that I want to stay here for the rest of my career."
Barcelona begin the weekend one point behind their great rivals Real Madrid, who face Osasuna earlier in the day.
It is their away form that has let Barca down so far with two draws and two wins from four matches, and Messi is aware that Bilbao will be another tough nut to crack.
"The most important thing is to win the three points this weekend because it's a very difficult stadium to win at," he said.
"They are a great team, they study their rivals in depth, and they aren't afraid to take the game to you."
Youngster Isaac Cuenca has been training with the Barca first team squad ahead of the match in the continued absence of the injured Pedro Rodriguez.
Athletic secured their progression to the knock-out stages of the Europa League with a 1-0 win over Salzburg in midweek, boosted by the return of Javi Martinez from a muscular injury.
He admitted he now faced a fight to be fit to face Barcelona with only a few days rest after a long spell out, but believes whichever Bilbao side takes the field, they can give Barca a game.
"I will see if I can recover," he said. "But it is no accident we are unbeaten in nine games. We want to continue the streak. Can we beat Barcelona? Of course. It's a football match."

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Athletic Bilbao 2-2 Barcelona: Injury-time Messi strike salvages point for champions at rain-soaked San Mames

The Argentina striker was at hand to save the Catalan giants from their first defeat of the season as los Leones pushed La Liga Champions to the last

Barcelona's unbeaten streak extended to 24 matches in all competitions, but the Catalan giants fell further behind their el Clasico rivals at the top of La Liga after being held to a 2-2 draw by Athletic Bilbao at San Mames.
Los Leones took the lead with a wonderful strike from Ander Herrera, only for Barcelona to peg them back four minutes later when Cesc Fabregas headed home the equaliser.

The rain continued to fall relentlessly, impacting on the match in the second half, and Gerard Pique shinned the ball beyond his own goalkeeper to give Bilbao the lead with just over ten minutes remaining.

Lionel Messi rescued Barcelona at the death with his first away goal of the season to ensure the Catalan giants continued their unbeaten start.

Pep Guardiola opted to leave David Villa on the bench for the second consecutive match as La Liga Champions welcomed back Andres Iniesta and Xavi for the trip to San Mames.

And club captain Xavi combined with Adriano inside the opening five minutes, but the Brazilian's effort was held at the second attempt by Bilbao's 'keeper in treacherous conditions.

The opening quarter of a hour passed with neither side able to gain a upper hand in the match until a moment of magic from Herrera.

After 898 minutes of Victor Valdes' goal being impenetrable, Markel Susaeta took advantage of Javier Mascheranos' slip to slide the ball across to Herrera. The Spanish midfielder took a touch to set himself before expertly curling an effort beyond the Spanish shot stopper.

Bilbao's lead lasted only four minutes before Eric Abidal swung in a beautiful cross to Fabregas who generated enough pace on his header for the ball to nestle in the top corner.

Neither side was able to dominate possession with both teams surrendering the ball repeatedly as the conditions worsened at San Mames, with the rain falling relentlessly during the interval and it took a defensive error to bring about the game's next goal.

Iker Muniain swung a corner across and after several ricochets in the six yard box Pique inadvertently touched the ball beyond Valdes to gift Bilbao the lead with little over ten minutes remaining.

The Catalan giants went in search of a late equaliser and it came in the 93rd minute when Messi was on hand to score with a swipe of his left-foot, registering his first goal at San Mames in dramatic circumstances.

Guardiola's side are three points behind Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and will hope to return to winning ways when Zaragoza visit Camp Nou following the international break.

Bilbao, meanwhile, stretched their unbeaten run to ten matches and will be full of confidence ahead of their trip to Sevilla with both sides hunting the Champions League spots.

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Watching Messi and Barcelona play is like going to a concert and listening to Mozart or watching a ballet show. They are artists!

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