{"id":291554,"date":"2023-10-21T17:27:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291554"},"modified":"2023-10-21T17:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:27:30","slug":"messi-has-completed-almost-twice-as-many-dribbles-as-nearest-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/messi-has-completed-almost-twice-as-many-dribbles-as-nearest-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi has completed almost twice as many dribbles as nearest rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi has completed nearly twice as many dribbles as his nearest rival in the last 17 years, but Cristiano Ronaldo languishes in sixth\u2026 who are the four above him?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Lionel Messi has completed\u00a0 a remarkable\u00a02358 dribbles since 2006-2007\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo sits sixth with just 937 in the same period<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi has completed the most dribbles in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues since the 2006-07 season, according to figures released by Opta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine superstar has dominated the game since making his professional debut in 2004 and is now favourite to win his eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or award later this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1044 career appearances, Messi has scored a remarkable 821 goals and provided 361 assists. But he also leads in dribbles completed when compared to his peers across multiple European leagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Messi has completed\u00a0\u00a02358 dribbles since August 2006, 1073 more than his nearest rival, former Chelsea and Real Madrid star Eden Hazard.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard has\u00a01285 dribbles to his name despite playing just 76 club matches over the last four years before his retirement from football earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/17\/76839687-12656707-image-a-66_1697906277752.jpg\" height=\"863\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi has completed the most dribbles in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues since 2006-07<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/17\/76839689-12656707-image-a-67_1697906292283.jpg\" height=\"736\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo sits sixth on the list with just 937 dribbles in same period<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/17\/76839707-12656707-image-a-68_1697906297560.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea and Real Madrid star Eden Hazard sits in second with 1285 dribbles<\/p>\n<p>Messi&#8217;s long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo is ranked sixth on the list with just\u00a0937 dribbles completed in the same period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That will come as a surprise to many fans given that the portuguese star was a serial dribbler during his first spell at Manchester United and parts of his Real Madrid career.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Bayern Munich and France international Franck Ribery sits third while Neymar is ranked a place below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Brazilian star will have to wait for an extended to see him in action\u00a0 for Al-Hilal again after he suffered an ACL injury while in action for Brazil this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there is a place on the list for Galatasaray forward Wilfried Zaha, who takes the fifth spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast international was one of the most feared forwards during his time\u00a0 with Crystal Palace in the Premier League due to his pace and silky dribbling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12656707\/Lionel-Messi-completed-nearly-twice-dribbles-nearest-rival-17-years-Cristiano-Ronaldo-languishes-sixth-four-him.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi has completed nearly twice as many dribbles as his nearest rival in the last 17 years, but Cristiano<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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