adminMADRID. — Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez believes Lionel Messi’s uncharacteristic La Liga goal drought is nothing to worry about ahead of his side’s Champions League soccer encounter with AC Milan tonight. The four-time World Player of the Year has endured a frustrating month on the domestic front.
Messi has failed to find the net in his last four La Liga games against Osasuna, Real Madrid, Celta Vigo and Espanyol since returning from a thigh injury, marking his longest goal drought for over two years.
However, in the Champions League, Messi has been his usual deadly self with four goals in two appearances so far this season and Pedro doesn’t see any cause for concern.
“There is nothing wrong with him, he is training very well and very strongly,” he said on Monday.
“His figures are spectacular and when he goes two games without scoring it seems like there is something up. He is always the one who makes the difference.
“Leo is always an ambitious player who wants to score a lot of goals. He looks fine to me, the goals will arrive and even more so if you are Leo Messi, the best player in the world. — AFP.
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