Bar-celona! Messi posts unwanted record
Barcelona's Lionel Messi has countless records to cherish but has hit post or bar more times than anyone else in a single La Liga season.
Lionel Messi might be an expert when it comes to putting the ball in the net but the Barcelona superstar is also prolific when it comes to near misses.
Having set up Luis Suarez's opener in Saturday's 2-0 win at Eibar with a sumptuous pass, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner rattled the upright with shot before half-time.
It means Messi has now been denied by post or crossbar in La Liga 14 times this season, equalling a record he set himself in 2011-12.
The Argentina international is without a goal in his past three league outings but still has 20 in 24 top-flight appearances this term.
14 - Lionel Messi has equalled the record of the most woodwork hit in a single season since at least 2003/04, which was set by Messi himself on 2011/12 (14). Wood February 17, 2018
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