Lionel Messi has received an SBC in FIFA 21's Ultimate Team for winning La Liga's February POTM award.
The Barcelona man shone for the Catalonian side last month, and now he's been rewarded with a 96-rated SBC card.
If you're looking to get this card, it's going to cost a large chunk of your funds - but we'll hopefully be able to save you a few coins.
Here is everything you need to know.
Table of Contents
Dates
This POTM Lionel Messi SBC went live on Friday, March 5 at 17:00 GMT.
You will have a month to complete the challenges, which will expire at 17:00 GMT on Monday, April 5.
Stats
Total In-Game Stats: 2384
Base Stats: 490
Pace - 90
- Acceleration: 90
- Sprint Speed: 85
Shooting - 96
- Positioning: 97
- Finishing: 99
- Shot Power: 90
- Long Shots: 98
- Volleys: 92
- Penalties: 78
Passing - 95
- Vision: 99
- Crossing: 89
- FK. Accuracy: 98
- Short Passing: 95
- Long Passing: 95
- Curve: 97
Dribbling - 98
- Agility: 94
- Balance: 98
- Reactions: 97
- Ball Control: 99
- Dribbling: 99
- Composure: 99
Defending - 41
- Interceptions: 43
- Heading Accuracy: 76
- Def. Awareness: 35
- Standing Tackle: 38
- Sliding Tackle: 26
Physicality - 70
- Jumping: 73
- Stamina: 78
- Strength: 74
- Aggression: 47
Requirements
Surprisingly, this 96-rated Messi isn't going to come cheap.
EA is asking for six squads in total, amounting to the tune of around 2 million coins.
Argentina
- Argentinian Players: Minimum One
- Team of the Week Players: Minimum One
- Squad Rating: Minimum 84
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 70
- Rewards: One Prime Electrum Players Pack
Tactical Emulation
- Barcelona Players: Minimum One
- Team Rating: Minimum 85
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 65
- Reward: One Rare Mixed Players Pack
La Liga
- La Liga Players: Minimum One
- Team of the Week Players: Minimum One
- Squad Rating: Minimum 85
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 55
- Reward: One Premium Gold Players Pack
Top Form
- Team of the Week Players: Minimum One
- Squad Rating: Minimum 86
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 45
- Reward: One Rare Electrum Players Pack
88-Rated Squad
- Squad Rating: Minimum 88
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 45
- Reward: One Prime Gold Players Pack
89-Rated Squad
- Squad Rating: Minimum 89
- Team Chemistry: Minimum 30
- Reward: One Rare Players Pack
Cheapest Solutions
This Lionel Messi SBC will cost you 2M coins on PlayStation and 1.9M coins on Xbox.
Here is how to complete him as cheap as possible.
Argentina
- GK - 83 AITOR
- LB - 83 ACUNA
- CB - 84 NAVAS
- CB - 84 GRIMALDO
- RB - 84 CORONA
- CDM - 84 LUCAS LEIVA
- LM - 81 SKORUPSKI (TOTW)
- CM - 85 MILINKOVIC-SAVIC
- CM - 85 ALBERTO
- RM - 83 HAKIMI
- ST - 83 DZEKO
This squad will cost you between 100-105k on both Xbox and PlayStation.
Tactical Emulation
- GK - 83 AITOR
- LB - 83 ACUNA
- CB - 84 GIMENEZ
- CB - 87 SUAREZ
- RB - 86 ALBA
- CM - 83 BANEGA
- CM - 85 PAREJO
- CM - 86 SILVA
- LW - 84 PATRICIO
- RW - 83 HAKIMI
- ST - 84 SIRIGU
This squad will cost you between 160-180k on both Xbox and PlayStation.
La Liga
- GK - 87 NAVAS
- LB - 83 ACUNA
- CB - 84 TAGLIAFICO
- CB - 84 GUEYE
- RB - 88 HANDANOVIC
- CDM - 83 BANEGA
- CDM - 84 DE PAUL (TOTW)
- CAM - 83 HIGUAIN
- CAM - 83 HAKIMI
- ST - 84 MARTINEZ
- ST - 85 DONNARUMMA
This squad will cost you between 190-200k on both Xbox and PlayStation.
Top Form
- GK - 90 ALISSON
- LB - 83 OSCAR
- CB - 84 LUCAS LEIVA
- CB - 89 CASIMERO
- RB - 84 GRIMALDO
- CM - 84 CORONA
- LM - 84 GUERREIRO
- RM - 84 PIZZI
- CAM - 84 BURKI
- CAM - 84 GUEYE
- ST - 86 AJORQUE (TOTW)
This squad will cost you 270k on Xbox and 310k on PlayStation.
88-Rated Squad
- GK - 89 COURTOIS
- LB - 90 ALISSON
- CB - 89 CASIMERO
- CB - 89 RAMOS
- RB - 90 TER STEGEN
- CDM - 89 NEUER
- CDM - 83 ARANGUIZ
- CAM - 83 ACUNA
- CAM - 83 CASTEELS
- ST - 83 AITOR
- ST - 83 HRADECKY
This squad will cost you 480k on Xbox and 565k on PlayStation.
89-Rated Squad
- GK - 90 TER STEGEN
- LB - 90 ALISSON
- CB - 89 CASIMERO
- CB - 89 RAMOS
- RB - 89 COURTOIS
- LM - 91 DE BRUYNE
- CM - 83 SABITZER
- CM - 83 ARANGUIZ
- RM - 84 COSTA
- ST - 83 CASTEELS
- ST - 91 LEWANDOWSKI
This squad will cost you 650k on Xbox and 785k on PlayStation.
Player Review
He's not going to come cheap, but if you want a centralised Lionel Messi in your side, you might not get better.
Lionel Messi's 98-rated TOTY card is a RW, which means this 96-rated CF is the highest you can pick up to play at CAM, CF or ST on full chemistry.
You don't need to worry about investing and the card not being up to scratch, because it's incredible.
It's one for the richer FUT players, but he's an incredible card who won't let you down.
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