GIF: Another day, another golazo from Lionel Messi
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In a scene that is all too familiar, Lionel Messi opened the scoring in Barcelona's fixture versus Rayo Vallecano on Saturday with his sixth goal of the season.
After having a goal disallowed three minutes earlier, Messi received an excellent aerial from Gerard Pique - who certainly deserves praise for his quick reaction skills on the play - and proceeded to head the ball down before chipping it over Toño with his second touch:
(Courtesy: Reddit user "NatrolleonBonaparte")
It seems like every goal that Messi scores these days somehow breaks a record or marks a milestone:
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