Lionel Messi Vs Real Madrid Dirty Tacticts ● Showing Them Who Is The Boss

Is there no stopping him? The bigger the game, the bigger the goal for the little man. He's taken a bit of a hammering to the message. It's amazing that he doesn't miss small games. The hammering against him every match. Putting Barcelona under a ton of pressure. Down goes Messi. And Messi normally, well not normally, never seems to go down. And then he gets stepped on. Absolutely, you're right Phil. That last moment he gets stepped on. Can it see who it is? Here it is. Who else? Right here. It's absolutely horrendous. Times he got beat but once was off target. Another denied by Casillas. Read it through. Abidal on. Tucks it home. And Barcelona's in front. It's a type of goal for Barcelona fans. That causes your soul to bang on your ribcages to get out. It's absolutely magisterial. Is that payback there from Messi? It's a card. The yellow variety for Lionel Messi. Just get the feeling that there are 90 odd thousand Barcelona fans who might feel that moment was worth the admission money alone. Lionel Messi. Gerry, I asked in the commentary, could he see the pass? I ought to know better by now, shouldn't I? He sees everything. I watch him every week. Of course he could see the pass. The defending champions and Barcelona look the form side but they still got to do it. That is a sign of what's going to happen tonight, Gerry. Lionel Messi is taken out. They effectively have two minders on him. Drenthe and Ramos. And I think they're going to take it in turns to take chunks out of him. No wonder Barcelona are surrounding the referee. Barcelona crowd and players quiet. Oh, belated free kick given. Alves to Messi. Taken down again. This time it's Schneider who takes a lump out of him. Oh, Messi was too quick. I think it was an accident from Schneider. But it's not a callous foul like we've seen early on in the game. But he's obviously going to be targeted. You can see there, he just catches him. Messi again. There he goes, chasing him. And he's kicked again. This just is not sport, Gerry. The thing is, he's too good for him, Rob. He's too quick. Dago acknowledged straight away he had caught him. But again, as you can see here, there's the challenge. It's straight as his studs. It goes straight down the back of his leg. And that is a callous challenge. De Vries' reflex action is to get hold of Messi. And the referee's booking him. The ball's not even there, Rob. With Cannavale, wears it to Messi. Messi can finish off Rob Madrid. Messi! Waiting for service. Oh, no. This doesn't look good. Going in hard on Messi. It does look like a bit of intent as he stuck the leg in. Not much there from the replay. But we weren't the ones kicked. Catches him for sure. But never has, never will. Argentina against Brazil there. There again. You better not get him angry. It's like throwing gasoline on the fire. Marcelo. Messi. An assault. By Pepe. He knows the yellow card is coming. You're not going anywhere. It's like watching WWF, isn't it? The elbows from Iniesta. He glides to Messi. Messi leaves defenders slipping and sliding on the floor. No way past. It's nice to see Adriano ahead of Alexis Sanchez, the new signing. Fabregas, Messi. Adriano. Oh, there's the winner. And guess who? Lionel Messi. Two well-matched teams. But maybe one little genius is the difference. It's been a frustrating second half for Lionel Messi. He feels he's been knocked about on too many occasions. By the defensive players of Real Madrid. He certainly knows how to get his own back on them. It's his second goal of the evening. His third goal of the two games. And it appears it's going to be the winning goal. Luis Enrique experimenting with his formation, playing free at the back. No room for experimentation tonight against Real Madrid. Messi all the way past Casemiro. He's going to have to watch his step tonight, Casemiro. That's his job, to stop the flow in midfield and the referee. Very early booking, that's dangerous. That's one of the things he needs to improve on for me. Messi. He's lost possession. Oh, look at this. Lionel Messi is down. That's not a sight you want to see for any footballer. He's in trouble. He's got a whack in the mouth there. Maybe the dentist rather than the physio that they're requiring. Well, let's see what happens when he comes in here. Does he catch an arm, an elbow? What is it? He's holding his face. Messi. Casemiro has another little dig at him. He has to watch his step after that. Rakitic to Messi. Casemiro leaves him on the floor again. Messi. Waiting for Rakitic to make the move. And Rakitic doesn't have that turbo charge. Messi does. And let's see it again. He comes across. That's a foul. Lionel Messi. Goes against Rakitic. Leaves it for Messi. Messi full steam ahead. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Lionel Messi. Cut and thrust. Absolutely superb. He's on his 46th goal now, Rob. And the little man does what he does best. Clever play. Combination. Lovely little one-two. Acceleration into the box. And an absolutely top drawer finish. Well, one for the history books as well because this is the goal. Puts him ahead of everybody else. As the scorer in Clasicos. Pique is the rock-like figure for Barcelona. Oh, to Messi. It's one of those tackles where Ramos had committed himself to the ball. Oh, a straight red. Ramos is off. The referee didn't even consider that. Suarez to Messi. It's three on two. It's a yellow card. Rakitic is taking one for the team. Yellow card. Brilliant run. It is. Who does write his name in the history books. Can they hit the jackpot? Gomez. Jordi Alba. Lionel Messi! Lionel Messi does it again. He's superhuman. Lionel Messi has just exploded La Liga into life. Another chapter in the incredible story of this little man. Oh, my goodness. You cannot write the script for this, Rob. This is unbelievable stuff. Look at the faces of Real Madrid fans and Real Madrid players. Unbelievable. It's blown the league wide open. His 500th goal for Barcelona. It's possibly the most significant one. How much is that shirt worth? He's got a good boot, but he don't care. He's got a good boot. Book me, jail me, handcuff me. He doesn't care what they do to him tonight. He's the best there is. He's the best there ever has been. Possibly the best there ever will be. That's those Real Madrid defenders that were left...