Got ten minutes to kill? Well, even if you don’t, we’re telling you to find it. Because you need to watch all 71 of Lionel Messi’s Champions League goals in this video.
La Pulga scored his first ever UCL goal back in 2005 against Panathinaikos, and every goal from then until his two goals this past week against Ajax are all examples of the pure brilliance that is Leo Messi.
There is plenty of variety when watching the goals (obviously) as Messi can score in pretty much every way possible. The cool thing about the video is you get to listen to the announcers calls of all 71 goals. Ranging from complete bedlam to silence in utter disbelief, all of these goals by Messi show he plays the game as it should be played. In countless instances, Messi shows our two favorite qualities in him as a player: his refusal to go down in tight, crowded situations and his pure awareness of being where he needs to be at the right time. Messi is currently tied with Raul as the leading goalscorer in Champions League history, but that will probably change come November 25th when Barca plays their next UCL match against APOEL. He’s smart and tough. Enjoy this little bit of eye candy as you relax, we beg you.
