Lionel Messi has left social media users agape in awe after a video emerged online showing a Barcelona training session. The footage shows the Argentine’s out-of-this-world dribbling skills as he gets past his teammates without even breaking a sweat, as if he was playing with schoolboys and not athletes who have won La Liga and UEFA’s Champions League.
Messi makes his teammates look like schoolboys 😭
— MC (@CrewsMat19) February 21, 2021
He’s damn boots are untied
He’s playing against the best defenders in the world and acting like it’s Sunday in the park— robber060 (@Robber0601) February 21, 2021
Why he gotta do them like that 😂😂💀💀boost their confidence a little
— Rodrigo (@RoDRiiGoo0626) February 21, 2021
Imagine If He Played Against His Own Defense…
— Mhlengii_Khathi🇿🇦🇿🇦 (@Mhlengy50305539) February 21, 2021
imagine messi against this barca defence. barca defenders would have got raped
— Subash tamang (@SubashT41977295) February 21, 2021
Can only do it in training now sadly.
— Maiyagy Gery (@MaiyagyGery) February 22, 2021
The numbers, however, paint a different picture. Messi currently shares first place with Atletico Madrid’s Luis Suarez in the ranking of La Liga’s top scorers. The Argentine has scored 16 goals in the domestic league, while the overall number of goals scored for Barcelona this season stands at 21.