ShiftyPowers
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When he plays Italian teams or Chelsea, he is frequently playing against one of the top teams in the world in a format (2 legged knockout round) that rewards the kind of cautious approach that isn't as sensible in a league game when a team might be more comfortable playing an open game because it's only 1 game of 38. That Messi has 1 game in those 16 games seems interesting, but it holds no predictive value for his next game against those teams, and as such is not relevant or interesting.