Lionel Messi fails to hit 700 goals but makes 250th assist as Ivan Rakitic helps Barcelona regain top spot
Ivan Rakitic scored
the lone goal in Barcelona's win over Athletic Bilbao yesterday evening. Messi
is still after his 700th career goal as he failed to find the back of the net
during the game. He however provided the assist to Rakitic's goal - Rakitic's first goal
of the season with 71 minutes on the clock. Messi has now provided 250 assists for Barcelona.
Although Barcelona
was the better team, they only had two shots on goal, with Athletic failing to
record a single shot on goal. Barcelona also enjoyed the lion's share of ball
possession - 73%, while Athletic had 27%. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter
Stergen enjoyed his fifth clean sheet in a row. Barcelona are now three points
ahead of Real Madrid who host Real Mallorca today.
The following
Barcelona players received a 7/10 performance rating by ESPN: Lionel Messi,
Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Ricard Puig and Ivan Rakitic. Antoine
Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet and Marc-Andre ter Stergen
each got a 6/10. Nelson Semedo, Arthur, and Luis Suarez each got 5/10.
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