3 of the most memorable things Lionel Messi has done against Real Madrid

A young Lionel Messi with Ronaldinho
A young Lionel Messi with Ronaldinho

#1 The brutal last-minute goal and THE shirt celebration at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Lionel Messi humiliates Real Madrid with a last minute goal and celebration.
Lionel Messi humiliates Real Madrid with a last minute goal and celebration.

This was perhaps one of Lionel Messi's and El Clasico's most iconic moments of all time. The Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu seemed to be headed for a 2-2 stalemate. League leaders Real Madrid were running away with the league and Barcelona absolutely needed the win to cut down the point gap and keep their title chances alive.

With almost the last kick of the game, Sergio Roberto launched a counter attack against Real. Time had almost stopped as an unmarked Messi ran towards the ball to curl it past a leaping Keylor Navas. Lionel Messi had done it again, he won the game in the last minute with an amazing goal!

Lionel Messi with the shirt celebration against Real Madrid.
Lionel Messi with the shirt celebration against Real Madrid.

This was a moment which was in itself brutal for Real Madrid fans but what happened afterwards was perhaps one of the most iconic moments in football, and one which left the Santiago Bernabeu humiliated and devastated. Lionel Messi ran to the corner and removed his shirt to flash it at the Real Madrid fans. The intensity of what had just happened was beyond comprehension and it became a game which both Real Madrid and Barcelona fans will remember for a long time to come.

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