The Night Lionel Messi Erased Any Doubt About his Greatness
It's a game that will be talked about for generations. It was the game where Messi dismantled holding Premier League champions Manchester City on his own. It was probably the best performance of Lionel Messi's extraordinary career. He was incredible. He gave us a taste of what was to come ijn the opening 15 minutes where he nutmegged Fernandinho and made some magnificent passes. Around the 32 minute mark, he took the ball on the half way line, dribbled forward, cut back onto his left, and then made his trademark right to left through ball, whick then found Ivan Rakitic who brilliantly lobbed Joe Hart to make it 1-0 and probably seal the tie. Then came Messi's signature of the night, a nutmeg on James Milner, a man called by Ray Hodgson to be the complete English player, although he was thrown onto his backside by Messi. Even Pep Guardiola couldn't hide his awe, as he made a priceless face of surprisement. This was coming from a man who had seen Messi do everything, fro...
