It was his 600th career goal
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.
Messi scored his 600th goal to beat Atletico and surely clinch La Liga for @FCBarcelona. If he were just a goal scorer it would be astonishing, but the fact he’s also the best dribbler I’ve ever seen and as good a passer as I’ve ever seen makes him the best I’ve ever seen. 🐐
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 4, 2018
