Mbappé WHO !_ ● Lionel Messi at 19 Was LEGEND

Remember the name, Lionel Messi, at the age of 17 scores his first goal for Barcelona. Just 18, he's made the difference. Messi, here's the goal, Messi. That's got to be a candidate for one of the goals of this World Championship. Problem. Good football, Messi. As this entire stadium is, to take their collective hats off to the magician of Messi. Absolutely unbelievable football. You want to see stardust come out of a player's boots. Lock your beautiful smiling eyes on this. This is magical, mercurial football by Lionel. Messi, that's a great goal, Messi, that's a great goal, Messi. Messi! I just wanted to scream. Five and a half minutes left until the penalty shoot-out. And then Messi scores the goal. A Messi highlight. Like there, almost, Messi again. Messi into the six and Lopez there. Almost a penalty and then he gets a run. I mean, how can he do that? In no space. It's Lionel Messi. I know, but how can he do that? Impressive. In no space. And he's not the best player on the planet. At least, so said the writers. Messi has done superbly well. And that is a glorious, glorious goal by Argentina's star performer. Was picked out as the one to watch for Spain. But there's nothing they could do to contain Messi. With a special goal. First touch was super, second touch exceptional. And the third just rolled beyond the keeper. And he's in. Messi against two, Messi against three, Messi against four. Against five, against six. Pass off Henry. Henry to the left foot. He's watching Messi like all of us. I don't blame him for that. Get him Messi! Get him Messi! Get him Messi! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Great display like this. Wonderful left foot of Messi has struck again. Absolutely brilliant shot from Messi across Casillas into the far corner. He gets a hand to it, but the power of the shot takes it past Casillas. This is what football is all about. It's one of the great El Gran Classico. Fabio Capello had it all wrapped up against ten-man Barcelona. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a couple of goals. Ramos thought he'd scored the winning goal, but credit to Barcelona. They freed themselves in the shackles, they took on Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi goes down in the annals of greatness.