Lionel Messi: Video of Argentina icon destroying Estonia's press is phenomenal

Every football fan knows Lionel Messi is a genius.

He has treated us over the years to hours, days even, of wonderfully beautiful moments with a ball at his feet.

Ever since he burst onto the scene as a young 17-year-old at Barcelona it was clear he was special.

In Catalunya, Messi would go on to make 776 appearances for the club, scoring no less than 670 goals and assisting a further 302 – so it’s hardly a surprise he swept up a record seven Ballon d’Or trophies in his time there.

His career with the Argentinian national team hasn’t been quite as clear cut, though.

Since he was a teenager Messi has been unable to escape the comparisons of him and his hero Diego Maradona.

Maradona famously won the 1986 World Cup for Argentina almost single-handedly, scoring two two of the most iconic goals football has ever seen against England in the quarter-final.

So he’s rightly been put on a pedestal in his home nation and Messi has suffered under the weight of the lofty expectations that his national fan base have of him.

Although, that’s not to say the little genius hasn’t still been incredible on the international stage.

His tally of 86 goals is an impressive feat in itself and just the other day he scored all five as Argentina battered Estonia 5-0.

And whilst that stole the headlines at the time, there was also one other more subtle moment of wizardry that occurred on the night which has recently gone viral on Twitter.

With Estonia pressed high up the pitch, the Argentine team found themselves pinned deep into their own half with a throw-in by their corner flag.

Understandly, none of the players wanted the ball given the minute amounts of space afforded to them by Estonia.

Well, everyone bar Messi. The Paris-Saint