Despite everyone's recognition that Lionel Messi is the most important player in the Barcelona squad, the figures prove that the Spanish team is not affected by the absence of the Argentine star.
The "flea" suffered a serious injury in his arm, Saturday, during the meeting of Barcelona and Sevilla in the league, which will be out of action for about 3 weeks during which "Barça" important meetings, including a confrontation in front of Real Madrid in the "Clasico" and two meetings against Inter Milan in Champions League.
But the recent statistics published by the Catalan club's official website, revealing "unexpected" figures, can calm Barcelona fans' fear of Messi's absence from six matches for their favorite team.
Since the 2010-2011 season, Messi has missed Barcelona in 61 matches due to injury, suspension or technical decision to rest the Argentine player, including 30 league games, 9 in the Champions League, 22 in the King's Cup and one in the Club World Cup.
During these meetings Messi's teammates, in his absence, managed to achieve 49 victories, against 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Messi will not be present in Sunday's Primera Liga against Real Madrid for the first time in 11 years, during which the five golds fought 35 consecutive matches against the traditional rivals.
The last face against Real Madrid was missed by Messi in 2007, when Barcelona lost at home to the Royal Club with a 1-0 win.
