In the 8th minute of Barcelona’s La Liga tie against Huesca on Sunday evening, even Lionel Messi wasn’t good enough to pull off a spectacular volleyed finish.
Ousmane Dembele slotted the ball back to Jordi Alba after a throw-in on the left-wing, the marauding star burst past his man before showing his quality as he waited to float a cross over to the far post.
Messi was dangerously left completely unmarked, leaving the all-time great with the time and space to attempt an audacious Karate kick, a rogue effort it proved to be as Messi struck the ball further away from the goal than where it was when he received it.
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Lionel Messi v Huesca.
THE GOAT?https://t.co/uHER3cr6rE
— Mu. (@FutbolMuu) January 3, 2021
One thing’s seemingly obvious after this, and it’s that Messi might have used his spell out with injury to watch the Karate Kid over the festive period.
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