Lionel Messi - May 2024 - Magical Skills, Goals & Assists

A once-in-a-lifetime player, the one christened the greatest, the best ever, immortal, immaculate, imperious. There is simply no one who moves the sporting needle as Lionel Messi does. He's doing things we have never seen before in Major League Soccer. And does it surprise you? That's the thing, it surprises nobody. He just makes his own records. He is just, like I say, he's just a phenomenon. Here's Messi. Teasing and toying. And then spinning again. Still Lionel Messi. Surveying. Finding Jordi Alba. Back to Messi! Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi. Time after time. And race on in. Lovely stuff from Messi. The referee does blow the whistle. In Lionel Messi territory. It's Lionel Messi. This ball. Comfortable going forward tonight as Busquets finds Messi. Gets around Dax McCartney. Now puts it to Jordi Alba. What a ball! Jordi Alba there. Now Busquets into Messi. Turning, looking, finding Robert. Now Messi. It's the impressive, fabulous challenge on the near side. As we watch Taylor play centrally. Messi ahead. Return pass. Lionel Messi. Top of the 18. Taken by Messi. A really smart race. Messi trying to play it through. It's a gorgeous ball forwards. But the offside drive has been raised. It's Messi jerking. Cut it initially. But Miami get it back. Here's Messi. Long pass. Vasiliev. Oh! And then. Adelson slides it. Jordi Alba. Has Suarez to his right. Rojas. Staten has his pocket picked. And this is now Lionel Messi. Fouling of the challenge. You can continue to play it into him no matter what position he's in. And it's just that little. Pounder. He will send it forward. Suarez has a ton of room. There was nobody back for St. Louis. This is a 2v2. If they go quick enough. Messi with Suarez to his right. Carrying it himself. Still Messi. Messi. Top of the 18. Lionel Messi. Messi. And cutting. And sliding it. And a cross on it. Playing it out wide. If this is what he's got. It's Suarez getting on the end of it. It's 4-3. This gets to Messi. A chance for Lionel Messi. Messi. Messi. No choice there. Suarez and Messi looking to come out in transition. He's in space to get the ball back. Morgan tried to find Forsberg. And now Lionel Messi. Five minutes of stoppage time. Five minutes for one of these teams to find a winner. Messi popping it. Jordi Alba first time. Messi direct towards Suarez. Knocked down the camera. Rojas again. Been a difference maker since coming in to start this second half. Good ball by Messi. It would have been an outstanding goal. And Rojas, he starts everything deep. And then all of a sudden. Almost an opportunity. It was an opportunity. Almost an opening goal from John Fox tonight. There's DC United team. It's so good as in terms of yes, they'll defend deep. But. And Messi. Around Williams. Slides it. Taylor. Deflection. Here's Messi. For Suarez. For Lionel Messi on the far side. He has space to operate. Messi. Takes on Peltola. Signaling to the bench that he needs to come off. Lovely play from Messi. Messi. Plays it ahead. Here's Suarez in the 18. Clean as Redondo. And Busquets take it away from Uyumba. Now Messi. Just blows right past Dax McCartney. Has Gretzel to his right. Julian Gretzel. Cutting it. Suarez. Just left it for Messi. And Gretzel. Back to Messi. Turning with his right. It's a good. For Busquets. Has options. Messi is usually a good one. Lionel Messi. Cuts centrally. Hits shot. Whoa. You said about just starting a little bit wide on the left-hand side. Then having that space. Driving inside. Gets on the inside of Edelman. Picks out Messi so well. Nods it down. Suarez trying to turn. Watch his little depth. A one-two off a header. It could have. Had to do what Atlanta did. And really put the pressure on Inter Miami. Big. Here you're seeing Messi switch the point of attack. And a session that is more impactful. We will play our strongest 11 in this game. Suarez. Back to Messi. Sprays it over to Jordi Alba. Jordi Alba. Messi. Clipped towards Rojas. No. It was Jordi Alba at the end. We'll get on to this. Watched by Tolkien. Lionel Messi. Rojas again. Matias Rojas. Centrally. Shoots. And now it's Rojas. Creating the chaos. Played ahead. Quick shot. Fired. Lionel Messi. For the two-to-one lead. From Suarez. Enlightening. Quick fashion. Miami has. Lionel Messi. Goals. In seven straight league matches that he's played. And what a turnaround. Red Bull. Just got Red Bulled. Because they win the initial ball. Rojas. The return from Messi. Messi. Plays that through. Here's Rojas. Flagged down. And chips it by. He has three. They're rolling now at Chase Stadium. A blistering. Skies this ahead. Messi waits for it to come down. And he has it. Lionel Messi. Three goal contributions already tonight. Able to play this across. Make it four. What a finish. Luis Suarez. Is rolling. Nightness of Lionel Messi. On display for all here. What a performance. Yeah. Absolutely brilliant. But I want to talk about Suarez in this situation. When you talk about Messi. When you talk about Suarez. When you talk. Week. Lionel Messi has had. On Monday he was named. Man of the match day. For the second time in three weeks. Named player of the month on Thursday. And look at what he's doing tonight. The return from Suarez. Luis Suarez again. Luis Suarez. With a two goal night. Put this one to bed. Virtuoso performances. By two of the greatest players. Of their generation tonight. Here they come again. Lionel Messi. Into the attack. Plays it ahead. Watch Luis Suarez. From the sharp angle. He strikes again. Are you kidding me? It's a hat trick for Luis Suarez. Lionel Messi has just set. A major league soccer record. With five assists in one game. On a night when Lionel Messi. Makes MLS history. With six goal contributions on the evening.