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VIDEO: Lionel Messi’s violent free kick puts Barcelona ahead

Eibar v Barcelona - La Liga

EIBAR, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 17: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona reacts during the La Liga match between SD Eibar and FC Barcelona at Ipurua Municipal Stadium on February 17, 2018 in Eibar, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

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You feel for goalkeepers in this situation, especially one like Lionel Messi’s countryman Leandro Chichizola.

The 27-year-old Argentine goalkeeper, in his La Liga season, stared down a pair of Barcelona giants who stood just a couple of yards beyond his 18.

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The wall was set-up, but what if Lionel Messi or Luis Suarez put it over the wall and under the bar?

Lemme just cheat oooonnnne ssstteeeepppp... Whoops.

Messi hammered a left-footed free kick into the upper 90.

The best part of the video might be the audible, “That’s-the-other-team-but-that’s-wonderful” from the Estadio Gran Canaria crowd.

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