r reading fan. Balance can often come across as banal.Hamilton, on the other hand, is human Marmite. People either love him or hate him, and those who fall

BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 to match the 20-goal scoring record in the group stage of the Champions League, but Lionel Messi fell short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldos 11-goal mark in the first phase of the tournament. Balenciaga Sock Shoes Cheap .Messis 10th goal and Arda Turans hat trick helped Barcelona reach the 20 goals in this seasons group stage, a feat achieved only three other times in the past, including by the Catalan club in 2011-12.Real Madrid did it in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 1998-99. Borussia Dortmund needs one goal in its game against Madrid on Wednesday in Spain to match the record.All Group C positions had already been decided ahead of Tuesdays final round. Barcelona finished with 15 points, six more than Manchester City, which drew 1-1 with Celtic in England. Moenchengladbach ended third with five points, two more than winless Celtic.The team played well the entire match, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. The players were quick and precise. I congratulate them.Messi scored in the 16th minute at Camp Nou after a one-two with Turan inside the Moenchengladbach area. The Argentine slid behind the defenders and fired home a low left-foot shot after receiving Turans return pass.Messi had a great chance to match Ronaldos record in the 73rd, but his close-range header was brilliantly saved on the line by goalkeeper Yann Sommer.Turan scored in the 50th, 53rd and 67th minutes to help the Catalan club end a three-game winless streak. It conceded a 90th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 home draw against Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday.According to UEFAs statistics, Barcelona made a whopping 1,022 passing attempts on Tuesday, completing 939 of them.Barcelona were very Barcelona-esque, Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said. We had too much respect for them and didnt play with enough courage.Barcelona was without forward Neymar and midfielder Ivan Rakitic because of suspensions.Luis Enrique also rested striker Luis Suarez, giving a chance to recently signed forward Paco Alcacer, who has been criticized by Barcelona fans for his lackluster performances.Ronaldo scored 11 goals last year became the first player to reach double figures in the six games of the group stage. Messi played in only five matches for Barcelona this season, but he twice scored hat tricks -- in the home games against Celtic and Manchester City. He also netted once against City in Manchester and twice against Celtic in Glasgow.Ronaldo on Wednesday will try to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions. He is two short of the milestone heading into the game against Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.Messi now has 93 goals overall in the Champions League, two less than Ronaldo. 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In contrast, Rosberg features in the papers for his work at race weekends, and in the times between can be found focussing on either his training or his family.But where the two men really differ is in their public approaches to the title fight, from Hamiltons heart-on-sleeve burning passion that used to manifest itself in the odd bit of win or wall behaviour, to Rosbergs one race at a time approach to the title.Both men will line up on the grid for Sundays #DuelInTheDesert 2016 season finale with nine wins apiece under their belts, and both have delivered some exceptional performances -- and some rather less stellar -- over the course of the past nine months.Even after Hamilton claimed the final pole position of the 2016 season on Saturday night at Yas Marina, Rosbergs approach (with the media, at least) was to persist in taking the last round of the title fight as one more racing weekend.Speaking at the official FIA post-qualifying press conference in Abu Dhabi, Rosberg continued to be measured in his responses to the questions posed by both the media as a whole and the conference moderator, telling the world that he would go for the win on Sunday.I came here to try and be on pole and try and win the race tomorrow, thats what I want to do, Rosberg said. So I cant be satisfied by today, Lewis just did a good job and was a couple of tenths quicker. It just wasnt possible for me to do that time today, even though we gave it everything. But as you know there will still be possibilities tomorrow, and for sure Ill try and go for the win.Adrenaline is always there in qualifying, but thats what is great about it. To go on the edge and push flat out. I was feeling good out there I had a really good balance and I was quite pleased. As qualifying went on it felt better and better, I got a good lap in in the end in Q3, but not enough.It is hard to argue with the efficcacy of Rosbergs approach, as the German driver has spent more time leading the championship standings this season than Hamilton. Balenciaga Triple S 2020 Cheap. But among certain corners of the media -- German and British alike, lest you think nationality play a part in press room criticism -- there is a clear lack of appetite for Nico as world champion. His calm approach and carefully managed statements to the press are perceived by many as a lack of passion for what should be the ultimate goal of any F1 driver.Cool, calm, and collected are fantastic attributes for a racing driver to possess on track, but from a media perspective all that balance tends to read as dull once the helmet is off and the dictaphones are out. Whatever pride, delight, excitement, and/or enthusiasm Rosberg does or doesnt feel when he secures pole position or takes the chequered flag is a challenge to communicate to the watching or reading fan. Balance can often come across as banal.Hamilton, on the other hand, is human Marmite. People either love him or hate him, and those who fall into the latter category appear -- based on their vociferous feedback below the line or on social media -- to love to hate him. It means that Hamilton can never win, but nor can he ever really lose: as a racing driver, he incites passion both positive and negative among the sports fans.As for banal? Hamilton doesnt know the meaning of the word. Buoyed by success, he is effusive and bubbly, and can sometimes read as cocky. Deflated by a sub-par weekend, the Briton can revert to monosyllabic replies that would put Kimi Raikkonen to shame, or to petulant dramatics.Whatever accusations one might want to level at Hamilton for his behaviour in the press and in public, the three-time champion is pure passion. If he secures a fourth title on Sunday, you can expect tears of joy, heart-on-sleeve speechifying, and an awful lot of human drama. And if the trophy goes to Rosberg? The paddocks TV crews will all be aiming their cameras at Hamilton with a view to getting the emotional response everyone is looking for after a long year on the road. ' ' '