Watch: Messi pushes Barcelona closer to title with gorgeous free-kick
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Barcelona continues to inch closer to the La Liga crown and, not surprisingly, the best player on the planet is the one who's bringing the Catalan club within arm's reach of the silverware.
Lionel Messi gave the Blaugrana an early lead in Sunday's contest against Espanyol, curling home a perfect free-kick that left goalkeeper Pau Lopez flapping at the air.
Perhaps we should've seen it coming when the little Argentine stood over the ball:
4 - Lionel Messi is the first player to score four free kick goals for @FCBarcelona in a La Liga season since Ronaldinho on 06/07. Spectacle
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) May 8, 2016
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