Lionel Messi stats prove he’s the best despite poor season

Most shots on goal (91) and Most shots in total (196)

It is easy to see how Messi had the most number of goals in La Liga this season if one sees the number of shots he has taken. The little magician had taken almost 200 shots in the 35 league matches that he appeared in and 91 of them were on target. The person closest to that is Karim Benzema who attempted only 123 shots in the entire season and could find the target only 55 times. This just goes on to show the amount of effort the Catalan captain puts on the field and contrary to popular belief that he has poor work ethics, these statistics prove that he is one of the most hard-working players in the Barcelona team.