{"id":81956,"date":"2026-09-07T10:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81956\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:38:17","slug":"anthony-gordon-equals-incredible-lionel-messi-barcelona-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81956\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Gordon equals incredible Lionel Messi Barcelona record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Gordon is having a lovely time out in Barcelona<\/a> since he left the Premier League.<\/p>\n

The former Newcastle and Everton winger may have slipped from your focus, but we are here to tell you that he is absolutely loving his time in Spain.<\/p>\n

Since moving to the Camp Nou, Gordon has registered five assists in four matches which is the same amount he hit in 46 games for Newcastle last season.<\/p>\n

That quick start has also put him in the record books and made him one of just four players in the last 50 years of La Liga to have recorded five assists in the four matches of a La Liga season.<\/p>\n

Joining him are Real Madrid\u2019s Juanito and Michel and a certain Lionel Messi<\/a> who did it in the 2011-12 season.<\/p>\n

Now while we are not saying Gordon is going to go on and meet the 91 goals Messi scored that year, it is clearly an indication of how well he has settled into life in Spain.<\/p>\n

The locals have certainly taken to him too.<\/p>\n

Mundo Deportivo declared him as \u201ca new idol at Camp Nou\u201d and someone even stuck up a banner declaring \u201cAnthony Gordon is Catalan\u201d outside the Camp Nou. He\u2019s also earned the nickname Antoino Gordo.<\/p>\n

During a 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano, the fans chanted his name and have taken to calling him Big Anthony (Gordo means big in Spanish).<\/p>\n

His latest assists came in Barcelona\u2019s 5-0 thumping of Valencia to put them top of La Liga.<\/p>\n

The first was a delicate chipped through ball into the path of Lamine Yamal who lifted it over the goalkeeper into the net.<\/p>\n

His second saw him pick up a loose ball in the box before rolling it to Fermin who finished into the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n

Gordon also endeared himself to fans and his team-mates by suggesting La Liga was better than the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to deny that the Premier League is incredibly intense,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cThe rhythm is relentless, there are physical battles everywhere, long ball kicks, corner kicks and a lot of contact. That\u2019s why many English players believe it is the best league in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn England, sometimes intensity can cover up mistakes. Here, a bad first touch or a lack of concentration on your positioning can punish you immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spaces are smaller, the decisions have to be faster and everything must be cleaner.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ NEXT: Lamine Yamal vs. Lionel Messi: Who scored 50 Barcelona goals quicker?<\/a><\/p>\n

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