The amount of times Messi played a 'one two with the defender' as in the ball coming back to him off the opponent was madness, something I haven't seen from any other player. Maybe Suarez came closest with that.When he attempts through passes that could potentially get intercepted by defenders inside the box, he should just keep running along the path of the pass. Those passes are hard for defenders to control and he will more often than not end up stealing the ball from them. There were a few of those potential situations vs Levante.
Speaking of Messi, he was a master at that. It almost becomes like a one two with the defender.
Some said same thing about Messi before (no trick, predictable...).What I don't like about his style of play is that it is predictable. Going inside every time to shoot, pass or cross. Still hard to contain, but I get the feeling opponents are starting to adjust to it.