Lionel Messi’s 12 best moments in the Year 2010
It is definitely not very easy to pick up extraordinary moments of one year, especially of a player who is full of individual brilliance.
Lionel Messi is definitely a player who cannot be compared with any other at the moment. Of course there are some that come a little close but don’t fall in the same league.
Following are the 12 unforgettable moments of “Leo” in the year 2010:
10th January 2010:
Barcelona was to face Tenerife in a Spanish La Liga fixture. The match was labelled as the one that could turn the tides for the La Blaugrana. However, with Lionel Messi in the squad, no one can expect Barcelona to fall. The Catalan Giants won the game 0-5
while being away from and the Argentinean maestro scored a hat-trick. His second goal was considered to be the best as he chipped the ball over the goalkeeper.
16th January 2010:
Lionel Messi scored the 110th goal for Barcelona at the age of 23. This was for the first time that a player this young scored so many goals for Barcelona.
14th March 2010:
Barcelona were to face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 in the Nou Camp, one of the only few teams that were expected to give the Spanish Champions a tough time. However, Lionel Messi scored a hat trick with all the three goals coming in the second half and helped Barcelona take
all three points.
17th March 2010:
The Catalan Giants faced the German side Stuttgart in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League. It was the pre quarter final stage of the European Competition and it was a must win situation for the La Blaugrana. It was again Lionel Messi who helped the
team with a brace.
21st March 2010:
Barcelona faced http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Zaragoza-c40344 while being away from home to the La Romareda. The Argentinean maestro scored a hat trick. The “special” factor to the hat trick was the fact that his second goal in this game was later marked as his personal “favourite” of
the year 2010.
6th April 2010:
This date definitely marked Lionel Messi’s best performance of the whole career. The Argentinean maestro totally destroyed the Premier League side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 after scoring four goals. The Spanish Champions drew the game 2-2 while being away from home at Emirates.
However, with the Gunners returning to the Nou Camp for the second leg, Josep Guardiola’ men saw themselves a goal down. However, Lionel Messi answered back quickly and scored four goals to give his side a 4-1 win. With these four goals, he also came on the
same level as the Brazilian striker Rivaldo in terms of goals scored in the European competitions.
10th April 2010:
It was definitely a night to remember for any Barcelona player. The Catalan Giants were able to beat their arch rivals Real Madrid while being away from home to the Santiago Bernabeu. It was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 who opened the scoring of the 0-2 victory over the
Los Blancos.
16th May 2010:
Barcelona faced Valladolid as their last opponents in the Spanish La Liga. Lionel Messi scored two goals during the game as they won 4-0 at the Nou Camp. The win gave the Catalan Giants the Spanish La Liga title and with these two goals coming from the Argentinean
ace, he took his tally to 34 goals. Later, Lionel Messi was awarded the golden boot award of the Spanish La Liga as he was the highest scorer of the competition.
22nd May 2010:
On this particular date, Lionel Messi was confirmed as the UEFA Champions League highest goal scorer as he found the back of the net 8 times during the competition.
21st August 2010:
Barcelona lost their first Spanish Super Cup final leg to Sevilla. However, with the return leg being played in the Nou Camp, Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to make sure that he helps the team win the title.
30th September 2010:
Lionel Messi won the European Golden Boot award. With this award, Lionel Messi became the second http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734.
29th November 2010:
Barcelona were to face a very strong looking Real Madrid side with Jose Mourinho being their new coach. The Los Blancos were undefeated throughout the competition. However, Josep Guardiola played his cards correctly and even though Lionel Messi was not on
the score board, he still assisted two goals as the Catalan Giants won the game 5-0 at the Nou Camp.
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