Players Who Will Never Forget Lionel Messi

Here he is again. Here he is again. That's astonishing. Goodjohnson awakes the cross. Messi goes through the defenders. Goodjohnson! What a chance, Rob. What a fantastic opportunity. Lionel Messi, a marvellous first touch and a flurry of touches. Swivel of the hips, he sends the defender completely the wrong way. Iniesta. Sergio Ramos. A man who's been red carded. Messi can bring it away. A move clear of Ramsey. And he's got Suarez and Neymar winging, but Neymar's the ball. Such is the speed of Messi's feet. He just waits for the time. Messi. Terry just trying to hold him up. Here's Lionel Messi. He's got away from James Milner. Luis Suarez. Plenty to enjoy. And marvel at, in truth. It's a good job it's not a nutmeg competition. But away he goes again. Messi bounces up from one disappointment. And this is the free kick. Messi unable to fight. He sends Roberto Carlos. Almost puts him on the seat of his pants. Gives it to Goodjohnson. Takes his time. ...be any part of the deliberation. It's simply whether it's deliberate. Lionel Messi. Here's Milner again, well seen by Mascherano. Lionel Messi. A number of players in support was left. ...go through it with a glance. We're finding Alonso Di Alba on the left. Energy sapping. With the legs of Fernandinho. Messi still going on in impish fashion. The ball back to him. And Lionel Messi. Is just shown the right way by Joe Hart. Narrowing the angle. Here's Lionel Messi. His first touches on the ball. Jordi Alba. Some joy. Lovely skill from Lionel Messi. The joy beside of the referee. Casemiro has another little dig at him. He has to watch his step after that. Early yellow. He's not fully fit I don't think. Messi. Gets away from Adam Barber. Barber with a groin problem. Messi. Chessie down for Pique. Back to Lionel Messi. A delightful. Messi in with a challenge on Young. And he comes away with it. And he gets away from Fred. Belgium. A lot of people thinking. That it was probably going to be Simon Minolet. Lovely stuff there from Messi. Di Maria. Let's get on the edge of their seats. Messi brilliantly. To Henry. He can see us. It's getting warm in this game. Pay off. Because how good this side are. Playing between the lines. And taking the ball under pressure. As we can see here. It's a majestic ball by Messi. Jordi Alba. Here's an opportunity. Straight away for Barcelona. Stunned in by Felipe Coutinho. The finish was brilliant from the Brazilian. They did a hat trick a couple of weeks ago. Against Valencia. Here's Messi. Halted. Unfairly. And I think we may see the first booking. Of the evening. In the 13th minute. Carvalho. Messi. Brings it down beautifully. Lionel Messi. You sense that it is coming. The first goal in this match. On the counter attack. Lionel Messi on the charge. Messi. Saved by Buffoni. Done pretty well tonight. Messi. It's four against two. Sane are trying to make it four against three. Brings Bale on. To replace Lucas Basquiat. He's a big game player isn't he? And he's. Scored some goals. The accumulation factor. Now Robin. Dives in. And. A flood of players go towards the linesman. And the referee goes over there as well. Suarez. And now Messi with Neymar up with him. He's got away from. The superiority of Barcelona tonight. The way they've been able to keep it. Messi swings away from. Phil Jones. And then gets the nutmeg. And here they come again. Sliding in. Oh what a save. Messi gets away from Koke. Still Messi. Picks out. Gets past Marcelo. Messi plays it back. And oh. Will he squeeze it? Game. One. Set. And match. Three nil. Barcelona. They are. In this game. There is Messi into the area. For Luis Suarez. And that's. Clever defending. She has to do enough to. The ball back to Atleti. But Barca takes it back. Messi drives. Messi delivers. Through. All black. But he reaches back to grab it. Takes it. Added by Mark Rocca. And Messi. Turning on. Posting. Well absolutely the pain. And again. Messi through. Looking to make it two. Dragged away. Gifted back. Messi. Two nil. They've taken their chance. And Liverpool. Good saves. In the second period. Messi. Oh my goodness. Goodness. Just when you think. He's. With something even more. The 4-3-3 formation. How many years title we have. Five foot seven. Centre half. So could we have our first. Yellow card of the evening. Padilla is inside. And Messi takes it up again. And he dances away. And he scores. Lionel Messi. That's what they came for. By train, plane and all. This time Messi is onside. Lionel Messi over the top of the goalkeeper. And into the back of the net. Messi scores. The breakthrough comes on. 34 minutes. That's Lionel Messi's 249th goal. In the league for Barcelona. And they go and score. But that's Messi. It was a good ball over the top. And again. We've spoken about. With the offside trap. Not working this time. Ferrari to control. And under pressure as well. As it bounces here. Lionel Messi. Goes away from Scholes. Federer towards Puyol. Grounded magnificently. Well again. Messi uses the referee. To shake off the defender. He uses everything he's got. Messi gets it back from Neymar. Incredible footwork from Lionel Messi. And he's still. Registered the shot on goal. Mesmerizing. Really hard for Neymar. Messi forced to chase the challenge with ease. Almost contemptuous. But what a piece of skill. He's just waiting for him to go. The tackle from his opponent. Messi's cross. It's not a free pass from the goalkeeper. This little ball. The position of the player. A priori reported. This little bridge. He doesn't respect it sometimes. Messi. It's incredible. He's really limited. Yeah. He's at the top of his body. Messi. Messi is acting brilliantly. He beat him. He gave the pass to Fatih.