Just when Athletic Bilbao thought Lionel Messi could not torment them any longer, the Argentine went on and pulled this.
With the game tied 0-0 in the 2015 Copa del Rey final between La Liga champions Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, the Argentine ace needed only 20 minutes to break the deadlock and put his side in front.
However, the manner by which he handed the Blaugrana the lead left fans across the globe mesmerized.
Playing at Camp Nou, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner maneuvered out of a tight spot with three Los Leones defenders before running past another, as he slotted the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal to open the goalscoring.
The 27-year-old striker has now scored in all three Copa del Rey finals against the Basque club. See how Twitter reacted to Messi’s brilliance.
Watch his spectacular goal in the VINE below.
What a Goal ! Messi magnificent that's why he's No 1
— Glenn Hoddle (@GlennHoddle) May 30, 2015
Messi had us like pic.twitter.com/Kby2zWsjab
— barcastuff (@barcasstuff) May 30, 2015
Messi behave!!
— MJS (@Emaratisarcasm) May 30, 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo watching Messi's wonder goal... pic.twitter.com/TJRXkdO7zR
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) May 30, 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo has his say on that Messi goal... pic.twitter.com/QZTZGlq3wo
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 30, 2015
Messi has scored in each of the three cup finals he played against Athletic #fcblive [via @pedritonumeros]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) May 30, 2015
If anyone says that messi is not the best in the world they need their head tested Ronaldo would have dived 5 times in that move
— jack stephenson (@jacktruthafc) May 30, 2015
Luis Enrique’s crew were not done for the first-half, doubling their lead 17 minutes after the opening goal. This time, the strike came courtesy of Brazilian ace Neymar, who finished off a delicious link-up play between Ivan Rakitic and Luis Suarez with a simple tap-in.
Rakitic - Suarez - Neymar. Great goal! http://t.co/UdShBht1zP
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) May 30, 2015
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