📽 Ten years ago: was this Messi’s most iconic goal? | OneFootball

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And time stood still...

There are goals that you forget, and then there are those that become eternal.

On May 6, 2015, ten years ago to the day, during the Champions League semifinal first leg between FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Lionel Messi scored a double, one of which remains, to this day, one of the most emblematic actions of his career.

Camp Nou was electric that evening. Luis Enrique's Barça hosted Pep Guardiola's Bayern in a highly anticipated tactical clash. For over an hour, the two giants neutralized each other. Then, in the 77th minute, Messi unlocked the match with a left-footed missile at the edge of the box. But that was only the beginning.

At the 80th minute, Messi received the ball on the right side of the box. He found himself face to face with Jérôme Boateng, a solid German defender renowned for his power. But in a flash, Messi feinted inward before hooking outward. Boateng, disoriented, lost his balance and fell to the ground in a viral collapse.

The rest is art. Messi subtly chipped the ball with his left foot over Manuel Neuer, scoring one of the most memorable goals in Champions League history.

Neymar would later finish off the show by scoring the third goal for the Blaugranas (3-0, 90+4').

📸 LLUIS GENE