The Argentine scored 3 goals in 8 UCL games in overall disastrous campaign last season.
Leo Messi has made the 50-man shortlist for UEFA team of the year which will be picked by fans from around the continent.
There are no other Barcelona players nominated which is understandable considering our disastrous Champions League campaign.
The Catalans suffered one of their worst defeats in history, losing to Bayern Munich in the quarter-final.
Messi scored 3 goals in 8 Champions League games last season, as many as he has managed so far this term.
Last year, Barca had 5 players shortlisted for this award: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Frenkie de Jong made the list alongside Leo.
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