A curse: the most painful penalties Messi missed in his career

Messi, is synonymous of talent, magic and goal. Throughout his career, he have lost 22 penalties, 18 with Barcelona and four with the Argentine National Team in regular time. In the data shared by the medium El Grafico; When adding the rounds from the eleven steps, 21.88% of his shots did not end in a goal, 7 were deflected and 102 were within the goal, for a total of 131.

Although they are good figures, some failures were so painful that they are remembered by fans. The most recent against Paris Saint Germain in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Argentine could not convert from 12 steps before the greatness of Keylor Navas who with his save prevented the dream of the Barça team's comeback from coming true. In the end, Barcelona was eliminated from the competition and could not score more than one goal in the Parc Des Princes, in Paris.

One of the most remembered occurred in the 2016 Copa América final against Chile. The Argentine missed his penalty and left his National Team in check for the shootout. Finally, he had to see the rival team champion. In the World Cup in Russia against Iceland, he had the opportunity to make a difference for the team, but failed to achieve a penalty, which affected his position in the standings.

Another of the most painful occurred in the semifinal of the Champions League in 2012, Lionel Messi was able to bring the Barça team closer to a final of the tournament, but the penalty hit the crossbar. In the series the English team qualified. As against PSG there were so many that they could change the course of history. Although he received the support of many fans, others used the incident to criticize him harshly.