Barcelona Andalusian club bring out the best in Argentine

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The Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan has always been a stadium Lionel Messi is particularly fond of, putting in some memorable Barcelona performances there, and he'll hope to continue his goalscoring record at the ground on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Real Madrid are some of the other teams Messi is most deadly against, but with 26 goals in 25 games, few other sides have suffered as much from his efficiency as the Andalusians.

Teams Messi has scored the most against

Sevilla: 26 goals in 28 games Atletico Madrid: 25 goals in 31 games Valencia: 22 goals in 25 games Real Madrid: 21 goals in 32 games

That being said, Sevilla were able to defeat Barcelona at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan last season, and Messi's injury certainly played a part, as the Blaugrana have never lost there when the Argentine was on the pitch.

Curiously enough, Sevilla are the favourite victims of Cristiano Ronaldo as well.

Since returning from injury the Barcelona No. 10 has scored seven goals in just five games, and his numbers against Los Rojiblancos are certainly a solid precedent, as the Blaugrana have little margin for error on Sunday and will need his leadership and goals.