At 35 years old, Lionel Messi's lesson in greatness for Mbappé and Haaland

A season ago, in Europe they said that Lionel Messi was finished and he was not even taken into account among the 30 candidates for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. However, the captain of the Argentine team demonstrated his hierarchy and confirms that he is still the best of the world. Now, a statistic comes to light where it is shown that he is superior to Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland, the two strikers destined to dominate world football in a couple of years.

After his first year at PSG, Leo's detractors did not hesitate to point out that he no longer had anything else to offer in the elite. However, this season he showed them how wrong they were. He started the 2022-2023 campaign in a spectacular way with the Parisians and had a dream World Cup, where he finally managed to lift the long-awaited cup, being the main figure of the Albiceleste.

Despite the setback in the Champions League and the pressure from the PSG ultras because he leaves the French club, Messi is still number one, even above Mbappé and Haaland, who little by little dominate European football. A statistic leaves on the ground any discussion about the hegemony of Rosario, despite the great performance of the young scorers.

The statistics that confirm the superiority of the world champion:

Although it hurts many, especially in Europe, at 35, Lionel Messi continues to dominate world football. This season, Leo contributed between PSG and the National Team with 58 goals, unlike Mbappé's 52 and Haaland's 50. Despite the fact that the Frenchman scored 42 goals and the Norwegian 45, the man from Rosario gave 23 assists and scored 35 times. Similarly, the superiority in chances created is abysmal. 40 out of 20 for 'Donatello' and 11 for 'Android'.