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Lionel Messi penalty kick history Argent
Lionel Messi penalty kick history Argent
There is no denying that Lionel Me si is one of the greatest players of all time. He has achieved so much succe s with his clubs and country and dazzled football fans the world over for nearly 20 years with his supreme skill and talent.Some call him a magician, others laud his football wizardry with the ball, and in his native Argentina he is even lauded as a god.But, as far as we know, he is still a mortal human, and there just may be one aspect of his game that proves this: his record from the penalty spot.Me si may have scored a crucial spot-kick in the 2022 World Cup final against France, but scoring from 12 yards is always much easier than it looks, especially in penalty shootouts.There have been a few occasions down the years where Me si hasn't been able to hold his nerve in the
Ryan Tannehill Jersey crucial moment. We look at his record overall.MORE: Throughout his career Lionel Me si has taken 141 penalties (as of December 18), scoring 109 and mi sing 32, this leaves him with a succe s rate of 77% when taking penalties for either club or country.Whilst his mi sed numbers are high because of his long career and the amount of penalties he has taken, there is no denying he has mi sed penalties in some ma sive moments.He mi sed a penalty in the 2016 Copa America Centenario Final against Chile in a shootout that Argentina eventually
Aaron Brewer Jersey lost, 4-2, and Me si was so distraught after the match that he announced that he would be retiring from international football (a decision he reversed soon after).Lionel Me si and Sergio Aguero both in tears after losing the final to Chile. Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) Despite his succe s in the Qatar 2022 final against France, he has also mi sed penalties at World Cups. He mi sed in 2018 in a match against Iceland that ended in a draw, and even in the current World Cup where Poland's Wojicech Szczesny saved his penalty in their final group stage match, though it didn't affect the result as Argentina won, 2-0.Lionel Me si penalty recordTeamPenalties scoredPenalties mi sedPercentage of penalties
Mekhi Sargent Jersey scoredBarcelona822577%Paris Saint-German2167%Argentina22580%Argentina U20s10100% Whilst his record is not the worst in world football, it is not one that fans expect when talking about one of the greatest players of all time. Cristiano Ronaldo, for example has scored 146 of his 175 penalties, giving him a succe s rate of 83% from the spot.Me si himself has admitted in the past that his penalty taking record is not up to standard. In 2018 after he had mi sed four penalties for club and country, he said in an interview with that he found it more difficult to work on his penalty taking than other parts of his game."I would like to be more effective from the penalty spot, but it's difficult to work on penalties. It's not the same taking them in training as it is in a game. You can have an idea in your head or something you have worked on, but it's more difficult than it seems."The goalkeeper has a lot to do with it, too. If they gue s right, they save it. But it's obvious that I'd like to get better at taking penalties." Below is the complete list
Elijah Molden Jersey of penalties that Lionel Me si has lost in his career, including the outcome of the match and which goalkeeper he was facing.MatchGoalkeeperOutcomeMinuteScore at the timeFinal scoreBarcelona vs. VillarealDiego LopezSaved76'1-01-0Barcelona vs. Benidorm CDJuan Carlos CaballeroSaved86'1-01-0Barcelona vs. Recrativo HuelvaAsier RiesgoSaved81'2-02-0Barcelona vs. PanathinaikosAlexandros TzorvasSaved55'3-15-1Real Betisvs. BarcelonaCastoMi sed53'3-13-1Barcelona vs. SevillaJavi VarasSaved90'0-00-0Valenica vs. BarcelonaDiego AlvesSaved57'1-11-1Barcelona vs. ChelseaPetr CechMi sed49'2-12-2Germany vs. ArgentinaMarc-Andre ter StegenSaved32'0-01-3Barcelona vs Atletico MadridThibaut CourtiosMi sed89'0-00-0Barcelona vs. Real BetisAntonio AdanSaved86'3-13-1Levante vs. BarcelonaJesus FernandezMi sed42'0-10-5Brazil vs. ArgentinaJeffersonSaved40'1-02-0Barcelona vs. Atletico MadridJan OblakSaved85'0-01-0Manchester City vs BarcelonaJoe HartSaved90'1-21-2Athletic Bilbao vs. BarcelonaGroka IraizozSaved31'0-00-1Barcelona vs. LevanteRuben MartinezMi sed75'3-14-1Barcelona vs. Celta VigoSergio AlvarezMi sed81'3-16-1Barcelona vs. GetafeVicente GuaitaSaved11'1-06-0Argentina vs. ChileClaudio BravoMi sedPenalty shootout0-02-4Barcelona vs. EibarYoel RodriguezSaved70'1-24-2Alaves vs. BarcelonaFernando PachecoMi sed39'0-00-2Barcelona vs. DeportivoRuben MartinezSaved70'3-04-0Espanyol vs. BarcelonaDiego LopezSaved62'0-01-0Argentina vs. IcelandHannes Thor Halldor sonSaved64'1-11-1Barcelona vs. Real ValladolidJordi MasipSaved85'1-01-0Brazil vs. ArgentinaAli sonSaved13'0-00-1Barcelona vs. ValenciaJaume DomenechSaved45'1-12-2Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-GermanKeylor NavasSaved45'1-11-1Valencia vs
Amani Bledsoe Jersey . BarcelonaJasper Cille senSaved57'1-12-3Paris Saint-German vs. Real MadridThibaut CourtiosSaved62'0-01-0Poland vs. ArgentinaWojiech SzczesnySaved39'0-00-2