Lionel Messi warms up for Tottenham clash by scoring two sublime free-kicks in Barcelona win – watch
Earlier this week, Lionel Messi was voted the fifth-best player in the world as Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or.Modric, the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder, became the first player not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award for the first time in over a decade when he was crowned best player in the world on Monday.Modric was a deserved winner, but eyebrows were still raised at Messi missing out on another Ballon d’Or2
Modric was a deserved winner, but eyebrows were still raised at Messi missing out on another Ballon d’Or
Ronaldo came second in the voting to remain on the podium, but Messi – widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time – only finished fifth!And he responded in the perfect manner when returning to the pitch.Messi scored not one but TWO glorious free-kicks in Barcelona’s defeat of Espanyol, which keeps the Camp Nou club three points clear at the top of La Liga after 15 matchdays.Messi fired two wonderful free-kicks home either side of Dembele and Suarez scoring for Barcelona2
Messi fired two wonderful free-kicks home either side of Dembele and Suarez scoring for Barcelona
The local derby ended in a 4-0 win for Barca, with Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez both scoring in-between Messi’s two superb strikes.Barca host Tottenham in the Champions League on Tuesday with Spurs all but needing a win at Camp Nou to secure a place in the knockout stage.This was a perfect warm-up for the Catalans, and if you haven’t had the chance to see Messi’s brilliant free-kicks yet, you can watch them below…  

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