On the verge of initiating his fourth campaign with the Barça, Leo is called to being the player decisivo

Tras to astonish at its goals, the Argentinean must confirm its candidacy to the Ball of Oro

Two years after it placed his name in the European soccer panorama with a shining performance in the Gamper before the Juve (exactly such day as yesterday, but of the 2005), Leo Messi is called to being the determining player of Liga that today raises the drop curtain. Although only it is 20 years old, its name appears already between the candidates to the Gold Ball after astonishing to the entire world at goals of authentic genius, several of them emulating the very same Diego Armando Maradona. The last sample of the impressive goleador repertoire offered the week last before the Bayern de Múnich. With a spectacular volea it gave the victory him to the Barça in the party that meant its reappearance after its vacations.

Legend like Maradona, Platini, Capello, Valdano, Beckenbauer or Ronaldinho has surrendered to their quality. The last praises to Leo have arrived from their Thierry companion Henry and his technician, Frank Rijkaard.

Within ten years I will be able to say that I played with Messi

it affirmed to the French to the Country, giving samples of which the Argentinean is called to enter the club of the chosen ones. Rijkaard, in an interview granted yesterday to Sport World, tried to reduce conscious pressure to him that all the centers aim at Leo, although also finished surrendering to the soccer dowries of his pupilo.

Merece to be between the candidates to the Gold Ball. There are several and it is one. Messi is Messi, a great player, already has demonstrated so many things. I hope to take advantage of all that quality in the field ", explained the azulgrana technician on the Pulga

Equal of been thankful that unalterable to so many flatteries, Leo Messi only has in mind that arrives the hour from the party morning in Santander that will open the official season of the championship for the Barça.

Ya had desire from which east moment arrived to begin competir

it affirmed yesterday to Md, expectant by the opening before the Racing.

Although it likes the challenges like a nobody, the main obsession of the Argentine forward is that a campaign like the 2006-2007 at collective level is not repeated.

Quiero to remove me to the thorn from the season pasada

explained the international albiceleste, after, weighs of its great parties, did not manage to gain no title of the five important ones to which it inhaled with the Barça nor the America Glass with Argentina.

Fijo in the eleven of Rijkaard
Unless Frank Rijkaard changes of opinion to last hour, Leo Messi has reserved one of the three seats of the advantage to be moderate tomorrow to the Racing of Santander in the debut of the Barça in Liga. In spite of getting up itself later that the rest of its companions, the Argentine already demonstrated in Múnich that is in the heat of it forms