While Sergio Ramos and the rest of the world strut about after pulling off a cooly judged panenka penalty, little old Lionel Messi has taken them to a new level – his level – by pulling off an outrageous panenka free-kick in La Liga tonight.
His audacious little dink over the wall of the Espanyol players, coupled with a classy finish in the last minute gave Barca a two-nil victory over Espanyol. And that’s not all. His brace means he has scored 40 goals per season for 10 consecutive seasons. Yes, I can confirm that is over 400 goals in a decade – a phenomenal achievement.
Watch the magic below. And, ignore the keeper, who clearly had a few pints of stout before the game and needed the other post to help him stand upright.
https://twitter.com/ayyy_west/status/1112085991785943041
And Lionel Messi being Lionel Messi, it’s of course not the first time he’s done such a thing. He pulled it off nine years ago against Almeria and it was even better. Just enjoy.
https://twitter.com/PremLeaguePanel/status/1112084231105191938
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