The 29-year-old tore off his shirt, ran towards the corner flag and held it aloft to the fuming Los Blancos home crowd.

He then pointed to the sky signalling a cross across his body, as Madrid supporters fired off a volley of abuse.

In obvious fashion, Twitter went crazy at the epic celebration, with most agreeing this confirmed him as the all-time great of the game.

Messi the greatest EVER.. !! Woooow. Love #ForçaBarça #ElClásico
#FCBlive #Messi #cule for life
9:56 PM - 23 Apr 2017
54 116 Dhanu Saini

We rated him against his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo during last night's game... and the results show just how dominant the Argentine magician was.

Creativity
Ronaldo: Did not do too much to help others or change the game - was generally left frustrated. 2/5

Messi: The vision for his goal was stunning, and he even played a part in the second. Was all over the place. 4/5

Teamwork
Ronaldo: Often cuts an isolated figure such is his supreme confidence, but on a poor night for the star man he just looked more and more frustrated. 2/5

Messi: His team-mates thrive off him and his aura, with unrivalled vision to bring players into the game. 3/5

Goal threat
Ronaldo: Had an early shot and missed a sitter you'd have put your house on him to score. But it was just a stinker for the Portuguese. 3/5

Messi: The quality of his equaliser is such that almost no other player in the world could really do, with such good close control. And he scored the LATEST winner. 5/5

#ForcaBarca... Messi d greatest football player of all time.

This season ronaldo scored in every match of champions league group stage, where is Messi?