Lionel Messi proving he can even out-dribble players on the floor is forever mesmerising

Lionel Messi slaloming past three, four, five, six, seven or more players in full flow is one of the most beautiful sights in all of sport.

Regardless of whether or not you think Diego Maradona or Garrincha were better dribblers than the Paris Saint-Germain star, there’s no denying that he’s up there with the very best in history.

Even in an era where Messi is leaning back into more of a playmaking role, you can rest assured that he’s only ever a few games away from producing a jaw-dropping solo run.

Messi must feel like he has the ultimate ‘Get Out of Jail Free card’ in his ability to suddenly wiggle out of any and every situation on a football pitch with his world-beating dribbling skills.

And that’s even the case when those trying to stop Messi in his tracks resort to some of the more, erm, illegal ways of tackling in the beautiful game.

Let’s face it, there isn’t a tactic that defenders haven’t tried in their attempts to stop Messi from dribbling past them, making them look like a mug and scoring one of the greatest goals of all time.

A quick search on YouTube will throw up countless examples of Messi having his ankle crunched, shirt pulled and shins smashed in wild attempts to prevent him from continuing on his war path.

However, you only have to ask Uruguay to know that even the most physical and combative methods of bringing down Messi don’t always stop him from going about his business.

And we say that because Messi produced one of his greatest ever dribbles for Argentina against their South American rivals back in 2019 in a clip that has once again gone viral on social media.

The Barcelona legend astonishingly showed that he can even out-dribble Uruguay when he’s on the ground, continuing his stunning individual