Lionel Messi: Argentina bench's reaction to goal vs Honduras said everything
It’s taken a little while, but Lionel Messi is back to his very best.
The Argentine superstar was below-par by his own lofty standards in 2021/22 after swapping Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
But after a full pre-season, Messi has returned to his superhuman-like ways with both club and country.
The 35-year-old has scored and assisted goals for fun in a PSG shirt so far this season, while his latest display for Argentina was a thing of beauty.
Read more – Messi’s incredible Argentina performance vs Honduras
In the early hours of Saturday morning UK time, Messi bagged a brace in a comfortable 3-0 victory over Honduras in a World Cup warm-up match.
The first of his goals was a cooly-taken penalty, one scored using a technique similar to that of Neymar, and the second ranks among the great man’s finest on international duty.
From all of 30 yards out, Messi chipped Honduras goalkeeper Luis Lopez with the most exquisite of first-time finishes.
It was a work of art from the left-footed genius and the reaction from Argentina’s bench to the goal said so, so much.
In a new camera angle provided by TyC Sports, Lionel Scaloni and Pablo Aimar can be seen with almost stunned looks on their faces from the sidelines.
Rather than celebrating, Scaloni just stared in Messi’s direction, as if to savour the latest snippet of genius from the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Check out the footage…
Jajajajajaja como se queda mirando Scaloni en el gol de Messi, totalmente embobado