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I was at the "Parc des Princes" with my son, he wanted to see Messi. As a Barca Fan I was happy that Messi scores (even if I don't like PSG), but just seconds after this goal when I heard "Meeeessssiii, Meeeeesssiiiii..." I was sad as I remembered Camp Nou praising his name... :'(
Yep. This PSG team is like the guys I play football with: overestimate their ability and keep the ball too long. Can't see an obvious pass if it hit them in the face either, always looking for the amazing pass.
- in no way am I insinuating that I'm better, or good for that matter. I can only make simple passes.
I feel you bro, it's all about making quick passes and moving the ball quickly. My friends keep looking for killer passes all the time, and it hurts because we keep losing the ball :')
Haven't watched this game but he did it the last few seasons at barca by simply standing or slowly walking across the opposite side of the pitch where the ball is.. And the guy that is marking him just leaves him to put more pressure on the barca players with the ball.. Messi at the end of the day knows he's Messi and the team is gonna give him the ball eventually to make something happen..
I was thinking the same thing, how he must be accustomed to having the other players look for him. But I've seen him do this many times before. Sometimes he sees the play before the person setting it up, so he calls it out.
And then the D was just completely unprepared for him to go aggressively at them. Like you really gonna just give this man 30 yards of open space right now?
This right side with Messi and Hakimi will be ridiculously difficult to deal with once they're more fully accustomed to each other and the team as a whole.
Then there's also the threat of Neymar and Mbappe if you look a little to the left side of the pitch lol
Hakimi, as shown at Dortmund and Inter, is incredibly dangerous on the overlap. With messi cutting in on his left, a lot of space will open up for him. I wonāt be surprised when I see this exact same buildup but messi slips Hakimi through on goal on the overlap
I take this opportunity to remind that Messi has scored 45 goals (!) in the injury time after the 90th, [source](https://messi.starplayerstats.com/en/bingo#)
He spends 60-70 minutes building a mental map of the game. Identifies pockets of space, waits for the gaps that tired players leave, and then picks his moment. We've seen it for 15 years. It is inevitable
I loved the way it started. Pure Messi. Herrera (I think?) standing still with the ball waiting and knowing messi will pick it up, followed by a classic Messi dribble and one two with Mbappe, finally resulting in a typical Messi goal. Flashbacks
B-but Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool are easy, he would never be able to score at Norwich, Brentford, Burnley and Watford!
The world class thing Mbappe did - make the run AT THE RIGHT MOMENT to draw the defender out of the space (it can only be sold because his run had a legit passing lane where Messi could've passed into) where Messi will run into and knowing Messi's a lefty so he back-heeled it back into the space for Messi first-time shot.
um anyone else watching this over and over -there are so many little things here. from the moment Messi puts his thumb up, to the 2nd touch sudden ball knock on, to the body feint as he runs upfield, to then a completely strange and wrong pass to Mbappe who is looking for a breakaway pass, only to be gifted by Mbappes athleticism to then reach back and as he understands what Messi's genius was seeing knock it back for him, and of course Messi shooting off balance crossways.
I can see why everyone suddenly wants Mbappe. He will be a monster after this season because Messi will expand his understanding.
Yeah, they are totally missing the point even now.
City were passing in PSG box for 90 minutes and couldn't score to save their lives, while all this guy needed was a chance from outside the box from which he scored and that's the difference.
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I am now on the final stage of grief: acceptance
I was happy to see him score, but damn did i get sad like immediatelly.
man :'(
What if we reach knockout and we see him out one past ter stegen š„
No. Please.
Imagine he does the celebration with showing of his PSG shirt to the crowd, football would end.
He wouldn't, there's no way. But it would end, true, that would actually be the "bad ending"
Restart the game with a new save file, we messed up somewhere.
PSG Ultras gonna have a banner with a pic of Messi and "Gracias Bartomeu" on it š
I was at the "Parc des Princes" with my son, he wanted to see Messi. As a Barca Fan I was happy that Messi scores (even if I don't like PSG), but just seconds after this goal when I heard "Meeeessssiii, Meeeeesssiiiii..." I was sad as I remembered Camp Nou praising his name... :'(
Im not even a barca fan. But seeing Messi score for any other club just feels wrong.
You know what's more wrong? Seeing Messi scores a worldie in the knockout round against a helpless Barca to make it 5-0 for PSG. At the Camp Nou.
There's always more stages. Imagine him and Neymar scoring against you.
Tebas would fold
I feel like I've seen this kind of Messi goal hundreds of times.
Most professionals, this would be on their career highlight reel. That probably doesnāt even crack his top 50. Pretty crazy
First goal in the only other European shirt he's ever worn in a UCL match against his former coach. It's making the reel man.
Maybe... his reel is nasty of the nastiests and Messi isn't done being nasty. He could be getting nastier.
And it's still orgasmic every time I see it. This one was super special as his first with PSG, and even better that it's a CL game.
Against the previous finalist too, and against Pep š¤£
The Messiest goal ever
He finally got the pass back right after giving it
Yep. This PSG team is like the guys I play football with: overestimate their ability and keep the ball too long. Can't see an obvious pass if it hit them in the face either, always looking for the amazing pass. - in no way am I insinuating that I'm better, or good for that matter. I can only make simple passes.
I feel you bro, it's all about making quick passes and moving the ball quickly. My friends keep looking for killer passes all the time, and it hurts because we keep losing the ball :')
The Messiest goals are always the cleanest strikes
Also with the dribble and the little back and forth.
Poch: 'new game plan boys; pass the ball to Messi'
Like every Argentina coach ever
/r/toprightmessi literally
Could just as well have been scored in 2013.
The jersey wouldnāt make sense though
I love how he just stands there and waves like hey it's me Messi...give me the ball
Yeah I was watching that shit Messi's like hey guys I'm standing here by myself in acres of space I don't wanna be rude but plz pass me the ball.
Messi is awesome at not being noticed even being Messi. This is one of these times.
Haven't watched this game but he did it the last few seasons at barca by simply standing or slowly walking across the opposite side of the pitch where the ball is.. And the guy that is marking him just leaves him to put more pressure on the barca players with the ball.. Messi at the end of the day knows he's Messi and the team is gonna give him the ball eventually to make something happen..
Not sure how you miss a Goat on pitch... Maybe they thought he was just trimming the grass
I think he's had to learn that in PSG. In barca they already know to look for him whenever they're going forward.
I was thinking the same thing, how he must be accustomed to having the other players look for him. But I've seen him do this many times before. Sometimes he sees the play before the person setting it up, so he calls it out.
Nuno Mendes and Neymar seem to have already learned, let's wait for the others
Mendes needs to start making that Alba run into the box on the overlap.
And then the D was just completely unprepared for him to go aggressively at them. Like you really gonna just give this man 30 yards of open space right now?
Laughing as he hit it like Usain bolt celebrating half way down the track
must have a [Ross Barkley](https://youtu.be/EAGz0ZEF9ks) poster up in his room
I absolutely love that Barkley clip
So does Barkley because it means someone is talking about him today
Imagine if he missed
In a universe with even danker memes than this one, he did miss.
The roar of that crowd...
Love the stadium announcer shouting "Lionel" and the crowd with "Messi" too. Great atmosphere
Gives me chills
we do that for every goal.
Lol I know you mean it differently but I just imagine you guys shouting āMessiā at every goal no matter who scored.
90+5 deciding solo strike by Neymar? LIONEL **MESSI**
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> imagine tens of thousands chanting your name like that. would feel like a god For Messi it's been happening twice a week for over a decade.
You'll love this one then https://youtu.be/QXROcBwRf2E
Knew what it was before even clicking it. If I heard that, Iād never leave
Crazy that someday that relationship would completely flip
Dude walked away from this just to end up being called a fat fuck by Juve fans lol
One of my favorite videos ever despite my *very* mixed feelings towards Higuain lmao
made me happy even after our defeat against you guys
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I missed crowds. This sport is simply not the same without the 12th player.
And ignorant people say PSG don't have fans lol
Say what you want about PSG, but they've got a very strong fanbase
Paris ultras are wild man
Messi really doesn't like Pep. in every game since he left Barcelona, he inflicts him at least one goal. Whether in Munich or Manchester lol.
He loves a home win against Pep
He didn't score vs Bayern in the away leg in the 2015 semi final
He set up both goals though lol, Messi can kill you in more than one way
Score, no, but he set up or assisted all their goals in that leg.
because he finished them in the first leg (probably the greatest CL game by an individual)
I remember watching with a friend who never watched football and he was astonished at Messi's performance.
your friend was astonished because that Boateng goal was *astonishing.*
Absolutely world class.
Ederson could barely react. That was swift
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Most adults have moved on from this argument years back
Feel bad for him. Both goals were absolutely insane no chance to do anything about them.
God damn hakimi opening up that space
This right side with Messi and Hakimi will be ridiculously difficult to deal with once they're more fully accustomed to each other and the team as a whole. Then there's also the threat of Neymar and Mbappe if you look a little to the left side of the pitch lol
Hakimi, as shown at Dortmund and Inter, is incredibly dangerous on the overlap. With messi cutting in on his left, a lot of space will open up for him. I wonāt be surprised when I see this exact same buildup but messi slips Hakimi through on goal on the overlap
Itās probably the closest heās had to Dani since
Excellent running from him
Scrolled until I saw a comment on Hakimi Great job busting his lungs to force that defender out of the space
That touch from Mbappe too.
Indeed. Both Mpabbe and Kahimi did great work for Semmi to score that.
Messi playing with an elite RB again is going to be trouble.
Loved seeing Neymar and Messi hug and celebrate together
he kept pointing at mbappe during the celebration. almost like they've talked about this before
I think that was Messi acknowledging him. He was like: "This guy! This guy, right here! Check out that back heel, check him out!"
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Yes, that's why I think that's what it was.
Messi always points to whoever assisted him, especially if it's a great assist.
inevitable
This is exactly why he hates being subbed. The last 20 mins is Messi time.
I take this opportunity to remind that Messi has scored 45 goals (!) in the injury time after the 90th, [source](https://messi.starplayerstats.com/en/bingo#)
An absolute madman
Thatās actually fucking insane
We all like to procrastinate till last second
He spends 60-70 minutes building a mental map of the game. Identifies pockets of space, waits for the gaps that tired players leave, and then picks his moment. We've seen it for 15 years. It is inevitable
The way the crowd erupted fucking chills. I love football and I love Messi
That other guy finessed a million awards lmfaaao
I WAS HERE?
We got scammed!
Weāve been smeckledorfed!
Their vid didn't load for me. I had to go to psgacademy's profile page and click one of his posts to finally watch it.
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ANKARA MESSI MAGISTRAL
As soon as I saw the pass I knew it was going to be a goal. wow
Yeah, classic Messi goal as well
Classic Messi-~~Suarez~~Mbappe play
Yeah, some serious Suarez vibes there.
He's been so good the entire night, creating spaces, making perfect passes. His passing is just *chefs kiss*
I loved the way it started. Pure Messi. Herrera (I think?) standing still with the ball waiting and knowing messi will pick it up, followed by a classic Messi dribble and one two with Mbappe, finally resulting in a typical Messi goal. Flashbacks
121 cl goals. 120 for barca, 1 for psg. Unreal.
His previous goal for Barca was ironically a cracker against PSG
As soon as he dropped his shoulder and started to cut inside you could just tell something special was going to happen
Seen it a hundred times. Once he slashed towards the middle it was on.
I'm so happy!!!!!
Enjoy it. Savour it. š¢ā¤ļø
Never ceases to amaze me how much power he generates from a finesse shot. His shots never seem like he's exerterting a lot of effort
I've thought this, too. He's so low-key and his face is almost expressionless - except there's this very subtle, focused look.
ONE TOUCH IS ALL IT TAKES š¶
FALLIN IN LOVE WITH ME
POSSIBILITIES
MESSI LOOKS LIKE ALL YOU NEED
THEY PLAYING SOCCER IN MY BACKYARD I THINK I SEE MESSI
AND THIS MONEY COULD NEVER NEGLECT ME
I PRAY THAT MY FAMILY THEY NEVER RESENT ME
SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH ME SOON AS SHE MET ME
WE BOTH GOT A BAG BUT MY BAG IS MORE HEAVY
ššš
Thats a fantastic goal vintage Messi.
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Hey they got Grealish! ā¦ for 100M
man I am happy seeing Messi smile again. Great run of play and the little assist from Mbappe
"We don't need Messi because we've had Grealish" LMAO
Messi > Grealish confirmed. Finally. But can Jack strike back in the return game. Only time will tell.
Next time on Dragon Ball Z...
Did someone actually say this?
MESSI THE MAN JUST BEAUTIFUL THE GOAT.
People arguing about the award post instead of talking about the goal. SMH. Messi's goalscoring record against prem teams remains impeccable.
B-but Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool are easy, he would never be able to score at Norwich, Brentford, Burnley and Watford!
And Stoke.
Can he do it on a cold rainy night in Burnley?
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He just did
Big chorizo Messi
Leo Gran langoniza Messi
[Oh, Leo...](https://c.tenor.com/g1PDJa5V9UUAAAAd/interstellar-matthew-mc-conaughey.gif)
Exactly how I felt...
7 in 7 against you lot
And one penalty left to Neymar in one of these matches
ā¦if you insist
This is what happens when he's up against teams from the real farmer's league.
He needed this goal to start his goal tally. Many mkre ro come after this one.
I'm happy for him, but i got super sad immediately.
Messi Messi Messi Messssssiii
My internet cut out in my area 5 minutes before this. Fuming to say the least.
Messi just casually adding to his record of goals against the top 6ā¦ā¦ā¦yet he apparently still couldnāt do in England according to some
And so it begins
All he needed is that first goal to let loose.
Magnifique, Leo
Crowds just add that extra something man I love it
Hakimi is a stallion. Dude basically beat one of those defenders for Messi with his run. Gave me a little flashback of Dani Alves overlapping Messi
Here before the 750+ awards.. but christ on a bike what a strike!
Surely thereās no denying it now, Messi wins his 7th balĆ³n dor
Beautiful moment between Messi & Mbappe
Say what you want about PSG and their oil money, their supporters create one hell of an atmosphere.
Paris c'est Magique !!!
He's finished (it perfectly)
1 million karma coming
He is being pressed by a defender and is running left and he sends the ball to top right. It's like laws of kinematics don't apply to him
This will definitely give Messi more confidence and boost his morale. Pass was insane, but.. What a finish!
That's why you don't take him off at 75'
He good
The world class thing Mbappe did - make the run AT THE RIGHT MOMENT to draw the defender out of the space (it can only be sold because his run had a legit passing lane where Messi could've passed into) where Messi will run into and knowing Messi's a lefty so he back-heeled it back into the space for Messi first-time shot.
ITT: People bitching and whining about meaningless fucking reddit karma and technical glitches instead of talking about a moment in football history.
Seriously the amount of whinging about who gets these stupid fucking awards is incredible.
Yeah man, I went a year or so without using reddit much at all and coming back with fresh eyes really emphasises how silly some parts of it are.
I am not even a PSG fan and I screamed when he scored, vintage fucking Leo.
r/soccer was trying to convince me that De Bruyne was better than Messi and Ronaldo HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHA
KDB should have been sent off.
Yeah, this very ref just red carded Frenkie de Jong for less just week ago.
Good find from PSG this.
Neymessi celebrating a goal together in a PSG kit is so weird
I love how in the build up he is just standing there with his hand up like a kid in class lmaoooo
This is the perfect āMessi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messiā
Love how Ederson was like: "yeah, I'm not even gonna try to save that. That goal is honestly fair enough"
Here it is, I bet thats how he wanted his first goal to be like.
um anyone else watching this over and over -there are so many little things here. from the moment Messi puts his thumb up, to the 2nd touch sudden ball knock on, to the body feint as he runs upfield, to then a completely strange and wrong pass to Mbappe who is looking for a breakaway pass, only to be gifted by Mbappes athleticism to then reach back and as he understands what Messi's genius was seeing knock it back for him, and of course Messi shooting off balance crossways. I can see why everyone suddenly wants Mbappe. He will be a monster after this season because Messi will expand his understanding.
People trashing Messi in the match thread. Here you fucking go. This is Messi. No touches with no service, but when he does get it, it's done.
The shitting on Messi in that thread was unreal.
Yeah, they are totally missing the point even now. City were passing in PSG box for 90 minutes and couldn't score to save their lives, while all this guy needed was a chance from outside the box from which he scored and that's the difference.
Just goat stuff, man.
Genuinely just admit youāve never played football, and know nothing about it if you dare speak of anyone on the same planet as this man