#3 Jordi Alba's low pass to Messi who shoots into the bottom corner
Lionel Messi is so great that there is a list for the people who have assisted him most in his career. Jordi Alba may rank a lowly 7th on the list but 20 assists to the Argentine is not to be scoffed at especially considering their partnership started blossoming two years ago after the departure of Neymar to PSG for a world record fee.
Messi to Alba and back to Messi has accounted for a majority of the assists provided by the Spaniard to arguably, the greatest player of all time.
With Ernesto Valverde much more willing to change the normal Barcelona 4-3-3- formation to a 4-4-2 or any other formation, there is a heavy reliance on Alba's willingness to keep the width and his ability to find Lionel Messi in dangerous areas.