FIFA 23 RTTK Lionel Messi card review: Overall and stats, expected costs, and more

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The recently concluded Road to the Knockouts (RTTK) promo provided FIFA 23 fans with some overpowered cards in FUT, including a special Lionel Messi card. The base version of Messi is already amongst the five highest-rated players in the entire game, and the boosted version is one of the most coveted items in FUT 23.

These RTTK cards are special, as they are not static in their ratings. Instead, these items are dynamic in nature and upgraded over time based on their team's performances in UEFA club competitions.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

Lionel Messi has historically been amazing in FIFA. However, with recent nerfs to his overall attributes, especially his pace, fans were worried that the Argentine maestro would be rendered ineffective in FIFA 23.

While Messi's base gold version is regarded by many to still be a top-tier attacker in-game, the question gamers are faced with is whether the RTTK version is worth shelling out the extra coins for.

RTTK Messi has the following face card stats:

Judging by these attributes, Messi has received minimal stat boosts over his regular gold version. However, the card is exponentially more expensive, which begs the question: How good is he in-game?

Despite the rather underwhelming upgrade to this special version, fans will be delighted to hear that RTTK Messi performs noticeably better than his regular in-game card.

Although he still does not possess a blinding pace by any standards, this version feels significantly quicker, especially when accelerating over short distances. He falls under the explosive acceleration type in the new AcceleRATE system, making him ideal for the Central Attacking Midfielder (CAM) role.

With a combination of 88 acceleration,