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Lionel Messi. What can he do? Well, mesmerize people. Day in and day out. It's as if he was born to do just that all his life. I've become bereft of superlatives to describe the once in a generation star.
He is an absolute joy to watch not only for the Barca fans but everyone around the globe. Messi has gifted us so many special moments that it is difficult to maintain a count of them. He is definitely the best ever to put a foot on a football ground.
We take a look at five of the most unbelievable and outrageous things only Lionel Messi is capable of doing.
#5 Scoring from behind the goal
When Eros Ramazotti thought that this was probably a thing impossible for Leo Messi, well, he was proven wrong, and how!
Ramazotti challenged the best on the planet to score from behind the goal. And make no mistake, the magician fulfilled his wish. Watch Messi weaving his magic below.
Another day, the Barca frontman did exactly the same, although, from a closer range. Yet the spin on the ball was pretty amazing to watch. Lionel Messi is, quite simply, an ode to perfection
Also read: 5 records yet to be broken by Lionel Messi
#4 The Penalty Assist
Ray Hudson wasn't quite able to control himself what he had witnessed in the Nou Camp that day. I mean, which goalkeeper in his wildest dreams might have thought that something like that would happen?
A deft pass and Suarez slotted it in, all from the penalty spot. That shows how unselfish and audacious Messi can be at times. What a way to prove you are the undisputed king of Football.
#3 Scoring with his chest
Scoring with your chest isn't something we get to see much in football. Messi, however, can do that with minimal fuss.
What's appreciable is his instincts when he receives the ball. He was quick enough to react and score the goal with his chest as he went down on the ground.
Oh. But, this is Lionel Messi we are talking about. And his everyday job to amaze people.
#2: Juggle with a shoe
Yeah, we have heard players doing insane juggling tricks with a football. But Messi found juggling a ball to be a bit too ordinary for his liking and went for a shoe instead.
Time and again Leo proves he is up there with the very best to have ever played the game. Juggling a shoe is quite an extraordinary thing that shows his immaculate ball-control skills. Enchanting!
#1: Scoring past six players
How amazing would it be if we are able to emulate that magnificent solo goal versus Getafe? But we can't because only Messi can. That is a goal of a lifetime and it came from someone who was just nineteen years old at the time.
In a La Liga fixture, the little Argentine went on to beat five players and the goalkeeper to score what is regarded as the best goal ever scored at the Nou Camp. Inmessionante!
