Messi gets a taste of his own medicine....

[Dinpomp]

... courtesy of Milan Badelj:

Sharbini got him in the same match:

Messi has done this to opponents countless times and will continue to do so. Not often that the shoe is on the other foot, so at least he got to feel what defenders have felt (and will continue to feel) playing against him. The Badelj one is particularly a pleasure to watch.

 

[mightyspur]

The headline should be, "Professional footballer playing international match shows skills to beat another (probably slightly better) footballer"

Probably not as catchy though.

 

[Dinpomp]

Marginally better flows nicer than slightly better.

 

[Ribble]

In the vein of "great players getting nutmegged recently" I love the reaction of Zlatan from this one:

 

[Syn_13]

That's crazy how Messi got done. I mean, being a world class defensive player, an' all.