Arsenal: 10 Reasons To Be Satisfied With Barcelona UCL Draw

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9. Lionel Messi has never scored against Petr Cech

Lionel Messi is the lifeblood of Barcelona. While they boast a fantastic team play and while they have the likes Neymar, Suarez, Iniesta and more, it is through Lionel Messi that this team runs. It always has been. Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, during his time in Spain, ragged on the club because he was so frustrated at this fact. Everything that happened, happened through Lionel Messi.

For starters, Lionel Messi is in the midst of a down year due to injury. But that is not the story here. The story here is that the Argentine forward has never scored against Petr Cech. Not once.

Now, you could point out the obvious fact that Lewandowski hadn’t either until Arsenal traveled to Bavaria, to which I would say touche.

Still, until Messi scores against Cech, there is always going to be that mental wall that faces the striker every time he squares up to take on Cech’s goal. He does strike a rather imposing figure.

Moving on, we touch on a bit of history.

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