translated from Spanish: Nine years from one of Lionel Messi’s most remembered goals

It’s clear that it’s not easy to choose which is the cutest goal of Lionel Messi’s career among the nearly 700 he’s already converted. However, because of the context in which it was given and because it was really a masterpiece, the goal with which it sealed the win against Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals of the 2011 Champions League has a place on the podium. It is precisely nine years since 27 April 2011 in which the Catalan team prevailed 2 to 0 as a visitor against Merengue, in the semi-finals of a Champions League that he ended up winning.

Sergio Busquets waited for him with the ball in the middle of the court and the Flea, who had opened the scoreboard, stacked and left on the way to one, two… five white T-shirts and defined forehand. A real wonder in the only direct cross that the rosarino had with Real Madrid in international competitionsIt stays days before that match, Real Madrid had won the final of the Copa del Rey to Barcelona 1 to 0. For this reason, Messi was happy to heal the wound: after the victory at the Santiago Bernabéu, the story was defined a week later at the Camp Nou with a 1-1 draw. In the definition, the blaugrana team beat Manchester United (3-1) at Wembley and claimed their fourth title, the third with Messi in the squad. In this note:

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