Jonathan Wilson: Individual awards are meaningless in soccer

[Jonathan Wilson]

Last season, Lionel Messi faced Osasuna having scored hat tricks in each of his previous two games. All the buildup was about whether he could become the first player since the War to score three trebles in successive La Liga matches. Osasuna, understandably, double-marked him and, in a tetchy game, Messi was booked for kicking the ball away in frustration. With 18 minutes to go, though, Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally broke through for Barca; the first player over to congratulate him was Messi, his face relaxed into smiles. For him, the most important thing was not his personal record, but the team, winning the game.

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[curtis290]

Yeah but Ronaldo scored more goals this season!!!!111!!!

 

[Ben]

Messi is well on his way to becoming the best ever.