Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (left) rounded off an historic season for Barcelona with a late winner against South America champions Estudiantes de La Plate in the FIFA Club World Cup yesterday (2:1), handing the Catalans their 6th trophy of the year. He pushed his FTBL score past the 250-point mark and is now once again the highest rated player in the world in our ranking.
Messi netted the winner in the dying minutes in OT, picking up approximately 27 rating points in our system to take his tally to 250.94 points. He easily beat the plank of 13 rating points he faced in the game.
In the first La Liga game against Villarreal after the holiday season, the Argentine international will face a plank of just 6 rating points to beat. He could hit 275 points if he clears that hurdle.
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