The fact that Leo Messi's impact in Barcelona's play is always very high is proven, their dependence on him is greater than ever, it's no longer an empirical impression, the data says so. The 'Messi-system' is a palpable and growing reality.
ProFootballDB conclude that Barcelona have never depended so much on Leo Messi as they have now. The Argentine holds up Barcelona with his offensive production. This can be summed up in a simple way: for every three goals of Barcelona, Messi is involved in two of them, when he is on the pitch.
The analytic lab states that 64.3% of Barca's goals are created by the Argentine striker, through either scoring them or getting assists. Never before has he given this percentahe (we are only counting the games in which he's played).
What's more, never before has Messi surpassed 60% or more in Barcelona's goals. The 'Messidependence' is higher than ever. In his 700th game, against Borussia Dortmund, he scored a goal and assisted two.
Messi has ten goals and 8 assists in the 13 goals that he has played this season (he has missed out on five La Liga games). With the Argentine, Barcelona have scored 28 goals and Leo has been involved in 18 of them.
This is easy and above all, progressive. Since the start of the 2015/16 season, the star's involvement in Barcelona's offensive production has risen. Good for Messi, not so good for Barcelona, who lack resources when their star isn't on the pitch.