UEFA Champions League Final 2011: Video, Lionel Messi Strikes For Barcelona

This just in. Lionel Messi is better at football than anyone else in the world is at anything. The diminutive Argentine danced his way to the center of the field and unleashed a ferocious shot past Edwin van der Sar to put Barcelona up 2-1 on Manchester United early in the second half. The world's best player clearly puts the fear of god into Nemanja Vidic, who is sure Messi is going to run at him. Instead he stops, shoots and scores.

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