While Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is undergoing rehabilitation after an injury, the Real team may find it easier to breathe - perhaps they will finally not have to play against the player who has caused the most damage to their team in the past decade.
While the Argentine is recovering from the injury and his chances of playing in the 31st El Clasico match are being poorly evaluated, let's see how the sniper has been doing so far. And everything was falling into place perfectly.
On November 19, 2005, Barcelona triumphed - two goals from Ronaldinho and one from Samuel Eto'o guaranteed the Catalans a convincing 3-0 victory against opponents from the Spanish capital.
Messi appeared on the field and even scored a goal, albeit disallowed for an offside violation. But soon the striker's hour will come and the player who will become a global star will rewrite the history of El Clasico for a long time.
Of course, he had to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo - a worthy opponent, but now is the time before the moment when Messi will receive his fifth Golden Ball.
Messi is unrivaled in terms of goals scored in La Liga (289). Already in 2014, he surpassed the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano (228).
In total, the striker has scored 21 goals against Real Madrid. This is also a record achievement. No player who has participated in El Clasico matches has excelled more.
