Lionel Messi being stopped by genius tactic from La Liga teams fed up of his Barcelona goals
dailystar.co.ukLionel Messi is enduring somewhat of a dry patch from dead-ball situations at Barcelona.The Argentina captain has failed to convert his last 62 free-kicks for Barca, which is certainly a surprise given his sensational form over the last five seasons.Since the 2016/17 campaign, Messi has fired in a total of 20 free-kicks, which is more than Juventus (15) and Paris St-Germain (13) have managed as a team.Nevertheless, it seems La Liga clubs have found a genius way to thwart his success from set pieces of late.Instead of setting up one wall to defend Messi’s free-kicks, a number of Spanish sides have been organising three rows of players each with a different task.A first wall stands 10 yards from the free-kick, blocking Messi’s direct shot at.
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