Who will take penalty kicks in Barcelona after Messi? Kessie or Lewandowski

Monopoly. For a number of years, the choice of penalty taker in Barcelona was virtually non-existent. The vast majority of penalty kicks were taken by Lionel Messi. The Argentine no longer kicks for the Catalan big club and now this issue is not resolved. It was a task for Memphis last season, but his future is still unclear. So who will kick Barcelona’s penalties in the upcoming season?

Recently, a footballer has arrived in Barcelona who would be perfect for this role. We are talking, of course, about a player named Franck Kessie.

The Ivory Coast international has put the ball on the penalty spot on 36 occasions during his career. 31 of them ended in a goal, which gives a very good 86% success rate.

Ironically, his numbers got slightly worse last season, as he took and wasted two penalties each for AC Milan. The 25-year-old midfielder’s way of playing is typical. He usually takes three steps, looks at the ground, lifts his head at the last moment and kicks with his right foot close to the bar.

Kessie’s numbers are better than Depay’s. He’s taken 32 penalties out of 42 attempts in his career. The Dutchman has successfully converted five penalty kicks for the blaugrana – against Levante, Valencia, Espanyol, Elche and Frankfurt. He was saved once by the Raya Vallecano goalkeeper.

In addition, Ferran Torres set the ball up for a penalty twice and succeeded on both occasions. He scored against Osasuna and Napoli.

He got his chance when Memphis sat among the substitutes on the bench, respectively injured. Anyway, the Spanish striker is no specialist in this standard situation.

Although it seems that Franck may be chosen as penalty kick enforcer next season, it should not be forgotten that Robert Lewandowski is also speculated to be heading to Barcelona. Then the whole debate would probably be over, as the Pole’s success rate is 91% (71 converted out of 78 attempts).

Source: Mundo Deportivo