Messi-Diego Costa: There is no stopping them

The scorers for Barca and Atletico are presented in rooms with the endorsement to have scored in the last five games they have played

No doubt. If we had two names that point to be decisive in the match tomorrow , the vast majority bet on Leo Messi and Diego Costa . The two front reach these quarterfinals of the Champions League in a state dramatically. The Argentine has already surpassed all his physical problems and the Hispanic - Brazilian maintains regularity. This season they have met three times and none of them , interestingly, have been able to score. The only score draw in the first leg of the Super Cup, Villa and Neymar were those who scored .


Messi has won five straight games watching door

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The defeat in Valladolid was like the turning point for Barcelona and Leo Messi , who had seen Zorrilla as dry slowed his scoring contribution . Since then he has scored in every game he has played . He opened the scoring against City in the Champions League , he scored two consecutive hat -tricks , first and then against Osasuna at the Bernabeu, and he scored against Celtic and Espanyol.

The Argentine has overcome his physical problems

Ended badly last season and started just today . Your hamstrings have given more problems than expected . A muscle tear on 10 November he had two and a half months away from the pitch . He returned on January 8 and although was scoring goals , his form he was far from usual. Speculation about what was happening did not cease , fueled by the downturn of the team that seemed to have caught . But leading 17 goals in the last 12 meetings have raised him .

Atletico is the opponent who does best at the Flea

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A few seasons ago , talk about a match between Barcelona and Atletico was synonymous with goals . The games ended with adjusted results but with more typical scores of soccer tennis . And , obviously , Messi has benefited. With the arrival of Simeone Atletico have strengthened their defense and annotating them is complicated , but , nevertheless , is the team against La Pulga has held over many . In League have met 15 times and scored 17 goals , which must be added the three goals he has scored in two games of Solo Cup has been unchecked in the Super Cup this season.

It is associated with the same ' PAM ' with the ' pentagon '

Martino has chosen two ways of playing lately, but the performance of Messi is the same whoever plays . Xavi , Iniesta , Cesc and Leo when Neymar accompanying Tata wants more control in midfield , as in the Bernabeu or to the City, or opts for Pedro and Alexis and ends when you want a more direct game and open the field . Leo Messi has 35 goals in all competitions and attends equally to the other players. This explains why Peter and Alexis join 19 apiece or take Neymar and Cesc Fabregas 14 12.

He has only played a full game this season

Leo Messi has played this season against Atletico has not been the usual Leo Messi . Only then explains that the Argentine has only completed one game of the three that have been played. In the first leg of the Supercopa was replaced at halftime by caution , and in the return match played 90 minutes but it was was not right physically. In Liga , in the first round , started as a substitute and played the second half , as he was dosing Tata after returning from two and a half months of inactivity on muscle injury. This Tuesday will be the first game against the mattress which will be packed.

Figures from Costa resist any comparison

Diego Costa is presented in the Camp Nou after signing in San Mames its thirty third goal of the season. The Atletico won 25 in the league, second behind Cristiano Pichichi , seven Champions , despite having played only five games, and one Copa del Rey. As Messi has scored in the last five games he has played , at Milan , in continental competition , and Espanyol , Betis , Granada and Athletic , in the domestic championship . Parallel streaks.

I played at San Mames ended , but it is to play

19 Bilbao match ended with what looked like serious trouble. Beyond that was exhausted , Costa was put hand to left thigh. In fact , after a final battle with San Jose remained on the ground asking for change. Villa came out to play the minutes ensued extension and worry. From Atletico, however, claimed yesterday that there was no problem beyond the beatings , he had worked in the gym with the rest of Saturday and holders , as eventually happened with their inclusion on the list, was able for Barcelona.

Praise from the Athletic , who suffered on

He played , in any case, after collecting huge praise performance at San Mames stadium in which incidentally had scored in cup The first , from the rival. "To make 25 goals in Atletico currar you've got to much . You have to be incredibly good to do what you are doing Costa . He moves like a fish in water with Cholo style of play , enjoy fighting the defenses and running into space , "said Iturraspe .

" If the team does not leave things , he opens the games "

But they were especially peers who surrendered to the nth display 19 this season. " Diego continues its growth. Has not yet found its roof, because it keeps growing day by day , game by game , which is impressive. For us it is our weapon . It is the player who gives us everything . Sometimes the team things do not leave him and he is able to open a game with his strength , his art, with everything you have. really is impressive is that it continues to grow , "said Godin .

"It's the perfect player for the system we use "

Not far behind Filipe : " The word fear does not exist for him has suffered a lot to get where he is , and that kind of people challenge what they put ahead in life for me , Costa is an example also to excel. . . within the field is a reference . it's the perfect player for the system that we play. "
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