April 27th, 2011. Real Madrid and Barça faced each other in the 2010/11 UCL semifinal. Barcelona wanted revenge from the recent Copa del Rey final loss against them, and all eyes were on Messi to deliver.
The rest, as they say, is history. Messi scored one of the greatest goals of all times at the Bernabéu dribbling past half of Real Madrid's team starting a little over the halfway line, as well as scoring with his right foot. Diarra, Ramos, Arbeloa, Marcelo and Casillas were no match for Messi's brilliant play that consolidated Barcelona's win 2-0. The previous goal came from himself after he tapped in a good cross from Afellay.
His stats from the game were the following: 2 goals, 3 key passes, 2 SoT (4 in total), 9 dribbles out of 12, 2 fouls won, 2 shots blocked, 2 through-balls, 53 passes out of 58, and 87 touches. A 10/10 performance from the GOAT. This was his performance on video:
This ended up being crucial since they tied 1-1 in the second leg at the Camp Nou, qualifying them for the final. And on the final itself... everyone knows what happened. This remains one of Messi's best games ever, with one of the best goals ever, and perhaps the best UCL goal ever, being scored coincidentally by the best player ever. I hoped you liked this entry and as always, I'll see you in the next blog.
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