Lionel Messi's genius countermeasure

He gets the ball here. How has he seen them pass? It is... gets to him. Gets there before the key club. Threads from Messi, once more. No, it's a wish. Can't leave it under... the other side of it. Nice low, the flat on the back. Torres is there! And Torres! Still refusing to go away. Oh, what a wonderful touch. Not too many minutes for Messi. But a goal for little Messi. Messi from 20. Five in the wall. Messi drives and pings it off the post. He went to the keeper's side. It's 4-3. Miraculous! Barcelona in desperate need of a goal. They go for the... Oh, my goodness! Unbelievable! Magic! It's not the pace, it's the slowing down and the speeding up. Vaniol thinks he's got it, then he goes again, then he stops it. Then he turns it, then he goes again. Off-the-mark speed is absolutely sensational. And then puts it on a plate. Accelerating away from Vaniol. Twisting him, turning him, getting behind him. Setting up... He has just destroyed one of the World Cup's emerging stars! Little Messi. These two defenders, absolutely amazing. There's no stopping him when he's in this kind of mood. Little Messi has a goal! And it's set on the crossbar. Nobody expecting this one from this distance and this angle. Such is the magic of the technique. It is stupendous! Plays it to Rakitic. Back to Messi. Oh, that is brilliant from Messi! What more can you say about the man? Onside. Mbappé squares. Just touched by Van Raak to deny Messi the chance. Back in for Mbappé! And he's got his seventh. Messi. Brilliant skill from Lionel Messi. Surging forward with real menace here. Brilliant from Messi. Oh, what a goal that is! It's a chance for Messi. Bernat has let Messi in! That's astonishing. Messi. Suarez. Barcelona leads. And Luis Suarez is all smiles. The backdoor. What a one from Messi. At the end of something that was bursting with imagination. Oh, and it's in the back of the net from Lionel Messi. From absolutely miles out. There goes Messi again. Hussle and Harry by Bradley, but turning away almost miraculously. And still in possession. How do you stop this fellow? Well, this time, it's at the expense of a free kick on the edge of the box. Wow. What can you say to that? Michael Bradley does a good job of slowing him down as much as he can. The best player in the world. He turns 360. And another second attempt. Messi's offside. He's offside. And I think he knew he was offside. This the anthem. If you rockin' with it, put your hands up. Yeah. This the anthem. If you get up and get it, put your hands up. Yeah. This one's for the winners if you with me.