Still no goals in open play.
Sombre and subdued, Lionel Messi bowed his head and made a bee-line for
the tunnel at San Siro having turned in an unusually poor performance.
But Barcelona's 2-0 Champions League last-16 first leg defeat to AC
Milan did not mark Messi's first failure in Italy, and in fact the
Argentine is still to score a goal from normal play against any side
from the bel paese.
| MESSI v THE WORLD The Argentine's CL stats by country |
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| Country Germany England Ukraine Greece Russia Scotland Denmark Belarus Switzerland Czech Rep Spain France Portugal Italy |
Starts
7 18 5 3 4 6 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 9 |
Sub 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Goals*
12 7 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 |
Pens
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 |
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| * Excluding penalties | |||||||||
The four-time Ballon d'Or winner has earned accolades galore and smashed a whole host of records, yet in the 790 minutes he has played against Italian teams in European competition, Messi has yet to notch a goal from anywhere other than the penalty spot. While Barca actually have a winning record in the nine matches in which he has participated, triumphing four times, the star attraction himself has not been so fortunate personally.
Barcelona want Jackson Martinez, claims agent.
The Catalans are just one of a number of teams keeping tabs on the striker, including an "important" Madrid club, following his fine displays this season.
Jackson Martinez's Italian representative, Giovanni Fiore, has claimed Barcelona are interested in signing the Porto striker.
The Colombia international has been in fine form since joining Porto from Jaguares at the start of the 2012-13 campaign, and his good performances have not gone unnoticed elsewhere.
"I can confirm that there's a strong interest from Barcelona. They are not the only Spanish team keeping tabs on him, though. There's an important team from Madrid as well," Fiore told the media.
"Additionally, there is serious interest from a big Italian team, and a few other clubs have enquired about his availability, too.
"Porto might study any offers they get, but we're talking about big bids here given the player's importance to the club."
The 26-year-old attacker's contract with Porto is due to expire in 2016.
The Colombia international has been in fine form since joining Porto from Jaguares at the start of the 2012-13 campaign, and his good performances have not gone unnoticed elsewhere.
"I can confirm that there's a strong interest from Barcelona. They are not the only Spanish team keeping tabs on him, though. There's an important team from Madrid as well," Fiore told the media.
"Additionally, there is serious interest from a big Italian team, and a few other clubs have enquired about his availability, too.
"Porto might study any offers they get, but we're talking about big bids here given the player's importance to the club."
The 26-year-old attacker's contract with Porto is due to expire in 2016.
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