The endless spiral of Leo Messi

Lionel Messi goes beyond science fiction. There is no room for explanations or for logic or for science. Messi belongs neither to reality nor fiction, but part of a magical world that we all live but only him. His legendary performances are repeated cyclically, but always goes a bit further, one step closer to eternity, like a spiral.

At this point, we, mere spectators of history, we have accepted his magic in Everyday Life, as normal. His eslálones diagonally from the rail to the front eight, destroying the walls to end the coup de grace, his changes of pace fulgurosos are when you go I am no longer, his Vaseline drawn with the same harmony with which hold the stars in the universe. All seems a gross exaggeration is kitsch because Messi spoiled us and now everything seems possible and normal. And trying to describe and qualify is suicidal.

The result garnered in the first leg meant putting one foot in the next round. Only an absolute catastrophe Blaugrana could give an option for a miracle by the Bayer Leverkusen. But Pep Guardiola nothing was left. Team gala taking this level of employment in nursing. Busquets be a day for the beginning and end to his rivals, each day with more responsibilities in the first phase of construction, Xavi, released by his bodyguard, focusing on his gift: football emanate; Cesc back inside, important progress in the chair guardiolista, more and more refined, making Peter Alexis, or the old Peter, first in pressure, the limit of offside, widening or deepening as necessary; Iniesta levitating, merging with the wind, the ball dictating how it should go down to the grass.

Partidazo coral. Always in the attacking and moving the ball with pace and intent. None of lyricism that inevitably tend at times. The key is not so much the pace of the ball but also the mobility of players. When it happens every touch is a movement in space and there are always two active lines and also appears at the right time, again and again, the third man, the club is unstoppable. Overpowers you, and you will reduce bleeding.

Then comes Messi and everyone knows what you can, what diagonal you like, when to strip the walls, seeks to define how Vaseline. We know everyone. And yet ... Put the first goal with a subtle touch with his left foot crushed, then the second with a Vaseline with his right hand, later the third with a slalom to kill from the front, then makes the room is not averse to doing a gift and end their work with a rubric fifth goal, again ending an action from the front.

Five goals. The first thing he does over the last thirty years was Soren Lerby 1979/80- in editing. Equals the greatest myth of the European Cup, Alfredo DiStefano, both with 49 goals. Between Barca and Argentina has 53 goals in 49 games, 15 in the last 7, 8 in the last seven days. What little is left to beat him at hand: it is only seven goals of the 235 which marked Caesar, the Blaugrana scorer of all time. And just 24 years ... When we scored four for Arsenal said he had been an exhibition to tell our grandchildren. At this rate and what I smoke, I do not know if I'll have so much memory ...

It would be unfair to conclude without mentioning Tello. He made his debut in the Champions League and the first he had, he put on his suit Thierry Henry, and nailed a goal very similar to that made by the French at the Bernabeu to tie that game that ended 2-6. Wielding a dagger on the left flank, sent a second ball to the net, this time with the invaluable collaboration of German goalkeeper. Could initialed a great performance if instead of looking for the hat-trick goal would have given to Peter, a fellow who needs to find a click to get him out of the fog. A rough diamond that Tello, with much to polish but with many carats of potential.

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