18 April 2007 was the date when FC Barcelona played Getafe in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. In the 28th minute Messi left the crowd speechless with a goal reminiscent of his compatriot Diego Armando Maradona.
The Argentinian controlled a pass from Xavi Hernández on the right-hand side of his half and he went past Paredes and then nutmegged Nacho. Then he dribbled past Nacho again before leaving Alexis and Belenguer for dead as well. Once he was in the opposition’s box he is confronted by Luis Garcia rushing out but the Argentinian goes past him as well and rolls the ball into the net.
It was a spectacular goal which was seen around the world and is still being spoken about a decade on. Messi was already a star in FC Barcelona’s first team at this point and he was beginning to take his place as one of the best in the world.Eleven years later, Barça’s number ‘10’ had proven himself to be the Greatest Of All Time
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