FC Barcelona getting off on the left foot
Seven of the eight official goals so far this season, scored by five different players, were left-footed finishes
Last season Barça scored a massive 175 goals in three official competitions (Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League). Of those, 88 were scored with the right foot, 61 with the left, 23 from headers and three were own goals. In other words, 34% of Barça’s goals were scored from left-footers.
But there’s been a peculiar change of trend this season. Of the eight goals scored so far (by Messi (3), Luis SuĂ¡rez (2), Rafinha, Pedro and Vermaelen), a surprising 87.5% were scored with the traditionally weaker foot. Only one goal so far this term has been a right-footed finish, the fourth against Sevilla, scored by Luis SuĂ¡rez..
| MATCH | COMPETITION | GOAL | SCORER | FOOT |
| FCB v Sevilla | European Super Cup | 1-1 | Messi | Left |
| FCB v Sevilla | European Super Cup | 2-1 | Messi | Left |
| FCB v Sevilla | European Super Cup | 3-1 | Rafinha | Left |
| FCB v Sevilla | European Super Cup | 4-1 | SuĂ¡rez | Right |
| FCB - Sevilla | European Super Cup | 5-4 | Pedro | Left |
| FCB v Athletic Club | European Super Cup | 1-0 | Messi | Left |
| Athletic Club v FCB | Liga | 0-1 | SuĂ¡rez | Left |
| FCB v MĂ¡laga | Liga | 1-0 | Vermaelen | Left |
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