http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 will be playing in the Champions League game, but it’s not only because he is edging closer to beating Muller’s record.
With Barcelona taking on Benfica in the upcoming UEFA Champions League fixture, many thought that Tito Vilanova is going to bench his most important players.
Most of the footballing fans know that the most important Barcelona player, at the moment, is the Argentinean maestro, Lionel Messi.
The Argentinean star has been scoring goals at will this season and is currently competing for Gerd Muller’s record of scoring 85 goals in a single calendar year.
After his brace against Athletic Bilbao over the weekend, the Ballon d’Or winner has moved closer to Muller’s record, as Messi has now scored 84 goals in the year 2012.
The Argentinean star now only requires one goal in order to reach the 85 landmark and after that, every goal he scores will be a record set by him.
Since many thought that Vilanova is going to rest the Argentinean maestro, the Catalan mentor has now named him in the starting line-up for the game against Benfica. However, Vilanova has claimed that he is not doing this because of Gerd Muller’s record,
but because the Argentinean star is important to the team.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leo-c22011 was rested last week for the Copa del Rey match. He has not been included in this game just for the record.”
“We know that he always wants to play, where he is best, in his natural habit, to compete. This is a Champions League match and he will be looking forward to it. We are better if he is on the field, he makes us stronger.”
“I’ve seen pictures of Muller, but I did not see him play live because I was small. I heard a lot of what he did with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904.”
“I do not think that his record should be an objective. It should be a natural thing, not something that is forced.”
“If we are all outstanding, it will be a little easier. We have not set it as a goal. The important thing is to focus on the game.”
Barcelona will be facing Benfica during the midweek and are expected to win the game while Leo Messi is a favourite to beat Muller’s record at the moment.
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