What a strike.
We have become so accustomed to Lionel Messi scoring great goals through his career that we hardly blink when he scores one now; he has an ability to make the extraordinary look ordinary. But every so often, he will score a goal that reminds you just how good he is.
On Sunday afternoon, Barcelona welcomed 2nd place Atlético Madrid to the Camp Nou for a game which would decide whether or not 'Hay Liga', as they say in Spain - roughly translated as 'there is league/a title race'.
Atléti went into this game on 61 points, just 5 behind Barcelona with the hope of closing the gap, or at least stopping it from getting wider. But Messi put a dent in their title hopes after 25 minutes when he bent a trademark free-kick into the top corner. Jan Oblak got a fingertip to it, but could not keep it out.
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It was one of those goals. Everyone knows he's going to shoot. Everyone knows where he is going to put it. No-one can stop him. At the time of writing Barcelona lead at the break and Atléti face a mighty task if they are to come back, although they've done it before away at Barça.
