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Monday, November 1, 2010

Barcelona's Lionel Messi: Sevilla win proves that we are still a great team



Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has said his team’s 5-0 victory over Sevilla proves that the club remain the benchmark in the Primera Division.

The Blaugrana were utterly dominant in demolishing los Nervionenses, with the Argentine landing his third consecutive brace, having netting twice against Zaragoza and Copenhagen.

Messi feels that the nature of the victory is testament to the high standard of the team, and he stated to journalists afterwards: “From the beginning of the game, we played with great intensity.

“We were doing things right, winning is what matters, and we have again shown that we are still a great team."

The diminutive hitman also passed comment on recent remarks made in reference to the team, particularly from Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, adding: “We know we must be strong and ignore what people say about us.

“We should not think about it casually, he [Mourinho] is always looking to get involved in our game but we have to remain indifferent.”

Barcelona’s win moves them back to within a point of league leaders Madrid, with their El Clasico meeting just under four weeks away.
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Lionel Andrés Messi

Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljo'nel an'd'es 'mesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for La Liga's Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Messi is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation, having received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to football legend Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".
Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and UEFA Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in 2006–07: he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Perhaps his most successful season was the 2008–09 season, in which Messi scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble winning campaign.
Messi was the top scorer with six goals, including two in the final game of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006 he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.