Twitter Explodes as Lionel Messi Magic saves Barcelona's blushes against Villarreal

WOOF! What a freekick!

The Yellow Submarine almost pulled off a magnificent textbook display of counter-attacking football, but Leo Messi and that wand he calls a left foot had other ideas. No shame in losing two points to that.

Twitter exploded – as is it’s wont – as Messi mania swept the footballing world

What. A. GOAL. No one on Earth was saving that one!

Barca fans are – how do I put this politely – unhappy with Luis Enrique’s tactics, or lack thereof as the case were.

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Neither Suarez nor Neymar are winning themselves any friends here –

Now if this isn’t knee-jerk (especially the bit about Luis Suarez) I don’t know what is. Spoiled much?

Messi really did save Barcelona here – though one point simply does not cut it with the form that Madrid are showing atop the table

This is brutal! Cryostasis? My My

And they still can’t resist a dig at poor ol’ Cristiano –

He speaks for us all

A bit over the top no?

We can’t go all non-trolly now, can we?

WOW. THIS IS ONE COMPARISON I’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE

The ref strangely seemed to think it was a volleyball match – denying both teams clear penalties:

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