Messi Goal In The Copa Del Rey Final

Is there anything he can't do?! No. Is this his best goal ever? WE DON'T KNOW. This Lionel Messi goal in The Copa Del Rey final just might win the award for the greatest La Pulga goal ever. But what about his goal vs Getafe? Or when he ended Jerome Boateng? And dozens of others that we simply just can't mention because then this post would get way too long. Here's the deal. Messi is the greatest player of the generation. I don't think most players would even try to do what he did in this goal, let alone actually pull it off. 

Messi starts the run about 45 yards out with one defender on him (foolish). Messi then gets the defender going one way so he can create space along the sideline, which is where he wanted to go the entire time. Then the magic happens, three Bilbao defenders surround him, and Messi doesn't blink. He just stops on a dime, switches the ball onto his other foot before a nutmeg, and boom, he's gone. At this point the full speed Messi is about as dangerous as Lebron James on a breakaway, in other words, he's pretty much unstoppable. Running down the right side fits perfectly for him to cut in to his left so he can use that golden foot that has scored hundreds of goals over his career. He made it look so easy, when what he did is practically impossible. Watch the goal from a fans perspective if you didn't get enough goose bumps from the first video. 

Messi goal in the Copa Del Rey final. (Photo:@IDCisel | Twitter)