When Lionel Messi Dropped The Coldest Performance Of His Career Against Real Madrid

As is commonly the case in El Clasico fixtures, Los Blancos tried to tough him up early on and simply 20 minutes in he was caught by a flailing arm from Marcelo.

It left Messi on the turf, with blood spewing from his lip. He needed to depart the pitch for remedy however after all it was solely momentarily.

With a tissue in his bloody mouth, Messi equalised for the Blaugrana ten minutes after Casemiro had put the hosts forward.

Ivan Rakitic put Barca in entrance however within the eighty fifth minute James Rodriguez levelled for 10-man Los Blancos, who had Sergio Ramos despatched off for hacking down Messi.

Zinedine Zidane‘s aspect thought they’d claimed a invaluable level that might preserve them on the prime of the desk.

Messi had different concepts, although. Within the dying embers, bought on the tip of a Jordi Alba cut-back and conjured up a elegant end previous Keylor Navas to make it 3-2 and silence the Santiago Bernabeu.

It was the proper means for Messi to attain his five hundredth aim. Actual gamers had their head of their fingers as Messi eliminated his shirt and held it aloft to the Madridstas within the stands.

When his teammates had completed mobbing him the six-time Ballon d’Or winner stayed nonetheless and basked within the glory. Even when he bought the meme remedy afterwards, it can stay one of the crucial iconic celebrations.

Though Barca moved to the highest of the desk with the win, Actual would in the end go on to win the title that yr after an uber constant successful run noticed them raise the trophy on the ultimate day.