Some games are season-defining, like Pool, Roma, Atleti, WC final, Copa final etc., Messi himself has had a couple of interviews on how our main objective is CL (same case as last year), basically what makes or breaks it for him, so yes, sometimes that one high-stake game counts for tens of games. Imagine Pool having lost the final, they'd have been a footnote, a Neverkusen 2.0, speaking of Bayer 04, I'm not surprised to see you're a fan of them as well. At least you're consistent at this one aspect.