![]() Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona, La Liga, April 23rd 2017 Honestly I would love to see each one of you defending against messi □□ ĥ. The chipped finish that followed was routine, however, the mockery the german centre back received on social media memes perhaps wasn’t. With one drop of his shoulder, Boateng was sent crashing to the ground as if struck down by lightning. Needing a second goal to put the Bavarians out of reach, Messi collected a pass from Rakitic before bearing down at Bayern’s Jerome Boateng. With the first leg of the semi-final encounter with Bayern Munich a 0-0 stalemate, it was all to play for at the Nou Camp. The route to the final shouldn’t have been as plain sailing as it was, but with Lionel Messi – anything is possible. Barcelona 3-0 Bayern Munich, Champions League Semi-Final, May 6th 2015īarcelona won the Champions League in 2015, with Messi securing his 4th Champions League Winners medal in the process. Thirteen minutes later he would complete his hattrick.Ħ. What can only be described as putting a young Ander Herrera ‘on the weights’, he exploded from the centre circle, skipping past desperate challenges, hopping from either side of his magical feet before slotting a cool finish past the Zaragoza goalkeeper to score his second goal of the game. In March of 2010, with Zaragoza and left-back Leonardo Ponzio, in particular, trying to kick Messi out of the game, the Barca number 10 demonstrated strength that was not often seen. He wasn’t as outspoken as he can be today, yet he always possessed the ‘edge’. Ten years ago, Messi was a more deferential character. Zaragoza 2-4 Barcelona, La Liga, 21st March 2010 Back in 2012, at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Messi timed a first touch nutmeg through the legs of defender Emir Spahic before impudently chipping the onrushing Andres Palop.ħ. The old boxing adage of precision beating power and timing beating speed could not apply to a footballer more. Frankly, it’s because he doesn’t need to. Messi may not frequently display ‘stepovers’, ‘pirouettes’ or no-look passes that other players enjoy exhibiting. Sevilla 2-4 Barcelona, La Liga, 17th March 2012 ![]() The fact he somehow lost his boot during the header made the celebrations all the more bizarre.Ĩ. Leading 1-0 against Cristiano Ronaldo’s dogged Manchester United side - Xavi was afforded too much time on the right channel and floated in a cross which Messi, all 5’7” of him, was able to arch his neck and plant a firm header past a stranded Edwin Van Der Sar. He had already scored a myriad of mesmerizing goals, yet his goal against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final was arguably the first that made him a household name for the casual football observer. Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United, Champions League Final, 27th May 2009įour years on from his 1st goal for Barcelona, Lionel Messi was now a firm starter for Pep Guardiola’s precocious Barcelona side. The image of the current number 10 being held up high by the former, Ronaldinho, was iconic as it was symbolic.ĩ. Ronaldinho chipped a beautiful pass into Messi’s path, as the ball bounced he didn’t think twice, lobbing the goalkeeper from outside the box to seal the victory for Barca. When the teenage Messi was substituted onto the pitch for Frank Rijkaard’s Barca, not many would have predicted he would go on to achieve the heights he has. Messi’s first goal for Barcelona was all the way back on 1st May 2005. They say the best place to start is at the beginning. Barcelona 2-0 Albacete, La Liga, 1ST May 2005 We take a look at 10 occasions the Argentinian scored goals that made the world sit up and take notice.ġ0. During that time he has astonished onlookers with his dazzling array of skills, free kicks and jinking runs. ![]() Lionel Messi has scored a staggering 627 goals for Barcelona in 15 years of service.
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