"Today, we saw that he's surrounded by a great team. "Leo is the best player in the world," Laporta told Telecinco, per Marca. "He's very attached to this club. I'm convinced that he wants to stay and we'll do everything in our power so that he stays. It really does go to show how important a world-class footballing brain is to the greatest footballers of all time because that would surely have gone down as one of Messi's finest recent assists.Īnd for Barcelona fans, the hype surrounding Messi doesn't end there because the new club president, Joan Laporta, was practically speaking in certainties when asked about the captain's contract situation. Al minuto 7, Messi recibi el baln en el rea, con la presin encima se dio la media vuelta y lo dej para Lautaro, quien lleg solo para sacar un tiro directo al marco que dej sin opciones a Ospina. Messi living in 2030Įven when I watch the pass for third, fourth and fifth time, I still can't help thinking that he's going to slip in Óscar Mingueza or Sergiño Dest but no, it somehow finds its way to Griezmann every time. Pero eso quedara en el olvido tras la aparicin de Messi. Rumour has it that Messi's home address simply reads: 'the future'. Entre Copa América (27) y Eurocopa (34), se han lanzado 61 libres directos en lo que llevamos de torneo (ya estamos en semifinales en ambos certámenes) y nada más Messi ha podido perforar desde la frontal del área el arco rival. Sí, quién iba a ser si no, un tal Lionel Messi. Check out the moment of genius down below: Pero hay algo que se destaca aún más, y es que esos dos goles los hizo un solo jugador. It really does underline the fact that, compared to us mere mortals, Messi is essentially living in 2031 by way of always being so many steps ahead. Messi's stroke of geniusīesides, I won't lie to you, the trajectory of Messi's pass completely caught me off guard the first time I watched it, such was the rapid-fire nature of the Barca star's footballing brain. Now, remarkable passes are an everyday currency for Messi and his technical brilliance, but there was an almost sleight-of-hand nature to this particular ball that made it so special. However, of all the stunning moments that Messi produced at the Estadio de La Cartuja, we're inclined to think that his outrageous pass for Antoine Griezmann is one of the most underrated. It's a very special Copa for me, to be able to lift it." Messi's Copa del Rey masterclassĪ happy Messi so often means a happy Barcelona and there's no escaping the fact that the captain's masterclass played such a crucial role in their 4-0 victory in Seville. It's really special to be the captain of this club, where I have spent my whole life, and it's a really special Copa (to win). "I am really happy for this group of players because they deserved some happiness. "It was a really difficult Copa to win," Messi reflected after the game, according to Sport. "We had to suffer in a lot of the games.