Which Barcelona ace picked was the highest rated player in La Liga in gameweek 4?

The one chink to Lionel Messi’s immeasurable talents may be his ability to successfully convert penalties, but even his spot-kick drama against Levante wasn’t enough to prevent the Barcelona forward from scoring a perfect WhoScored rating of 10 to not only earn himself a spot as the highest rated player in the La Liga Team of the Week, but also to reaffirm his position as the best player across Europe’s top five leagues so far this season (8.82).

Messi’s fourth penalty miss since the start of last season seemed to overshadow what was still a mesmeric performance from the current world player of the year. The 28-year-old completed at least six more dribbles than any other player in their 4-1 win over Levante (8) and also made the most key passes of all players (3).

The Argentina international directly played a part in three of their four goals (two goals + one assist) and was an ever-present in possession, with just three players touching the ball more times than Messi (89).

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