When Lionel Messi gets the ball on his magical left foot, we always tend to expect the impossible. The Argentine superstar is one such footballer who has made us believe in magic, with his otherworldly acts on the football field.
Be it running past five defenders at a time or seeing passes no other player can see, Lionel Messi is invariably a notch above the rest. And when Atletico Madrid took on Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday, we got another example of the guy’s sublime genius.
During the match, Messi produced a moment of sheer brilliance with this nutmeg on Brazilian defender Filipe Luis. And guess what? He wasn’t even looking at him!
https://twitter.com/LioMessiStuff/status/1067158520800325632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1067158520800325632&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoopwhoop.com%2Flionel-messi-skill-athletico-madrid%2F
If you are not down with that, let’s take a look at the inhumane bit of skill in slow motion.
Lionel Messi's nutmeg on Filipe Luis is better in slow motion! 😍
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— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) November 27, 2018
That was murderous! And Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone’s reaction says exactly the same.
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No defender is safe. Lionel Messi will find a way to put the ball through your legs. 😳 pic.twitter.com/4eovDcYZEx
— ELEVEN SPORTS UK (@ElevenSports_UK) November 26, 2018
It was not only Simeone who was left spellbound, but the fans on Twitter were also swept off their feet.
https://twitter.com/TrueSccrLife/status/1067281822063751168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1067281822063751168&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoopwhoop.com%2Flionel-messi-skill-athletico-madrid%2F
lionel messi is better at football than anyone has ever been at anything in the history of everything https://t.co/3ej2k3Io07
— Gene Oliver (@genepoli) November 26, 2018
Leo man…If he was the Titanic,he`nutmeg the iceberg…#Messi https://t.co/nR3O4XYhUp
— Ray Hudson (@RayHudson) November 27, 2018
I'm an open-minded person but there are FEW things I'm opinionated about ….MESSI🐐👽 pic.twitter.com/3nR8OuvKIm
— Tolu Olabee (@Olabee0) November 27, 2018
lionel messi is better at football than anyone has ever been at anything in the history of everything https://t.co/3ej2k3Io07
— Gene Oliver (@genepoli) November 26, 2018
There was another moment in the match the wonderboy from Rosario took on World Cup winner and Ballon d’Or contender Antoine Griezmann. The result? Griezmann was schooled like never before.
https://twitter.com/MessiWorId/status/1066629268015407104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1066629268015407104&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoopwhoop.com%2Flionel-messi-skill-athletico-madrid%2F
https://twitter.com/_NasasiraArnold/status/1066559164695146496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1066559164695146496&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scoopwhoop.com%2Flionel-messi-skill-athletico-madrid%2F
Griezmann : I be the best player for Europe.
Messi brain :
No do am
No do am
No do am
No do am
No do am
No do am
MESSI 🐐 👑 : pic.twitter.com/QOV2jnmbre
— Daddy 🎈❤ (@DaddyCule_) November 24, 2018
There is world class. And then, there is ‘Messi’ class.