Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

Maradona37 said:

As far as dribbling goes, the Getafe and Real Madrid goals are obviously brilliant and stand out (among many others), but there is something special about the goal against Athletic Club.

I think what I like about this goal is he doesn't really move in a straight line (for Getafe he comes inside from the wing but it's still almost a straight run, and Real Madrid is a slalom). In this goal, he starts from the right wing near the halfway line, and has absolutely no right to score when he receives the ball in this position. But he weaves in and out, accelerates and decelerates, and does people with faints and twists inside. He gradually moves by people then when he gets i line with the box he comes inside more. It's just the way he moves across the pitch horizontally that impresses me so much about this goal.

It's not 'better' than the Getafe goal, it's less on the big stage than the RM goal (even if it was a final), but from a technical and movement/body shape/coordination standpoint it is every bit as good as those.

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