It was one the best strikes of close to 500 he has netted for the Blagurana
Curiously it didn't help Barcelona as they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey
On April 18, 2017 it is exactly a decade since Lionel Messi scored one of the best goals of all-time. In pure Diego Maradona style, Messi struck against Getafe after a bewitching dribble. It was in the Copa del Rey, 2006-07 season, and the world stood up to applaud him.
Messi ran from his own half, beating five opponents and striking past Luis Garcia with a subtle touch of the ball. Wearing the No 19 at the time, this goal gave him global recognition.
Curiously this goal didn’t actually end up meaning that much as Frank Rijkaard’s men were eliminated from the tournament by Bernd Schuster’s men after being beaten 4-0 away. It was a bad season for Barcelona, who ended up with nothing, but a good one when it came to the formation of the youngster who would go on to become the best player in football history.
