Ray Hudson’s Incredible Reaction To Lionel Messi's First Free-Kick Is Pure Class

Lionel Messi has been grabbing the headlines after his sublime performance against Espanyol on Saturday.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner opened the scoring for Barcelona from a fantastic free-kick, which left football fans, ex-footballers and pundits all around the world in awe.

That's exactly how former footballer Ray Hudson felt, especially after beIN Sports uploaded his incredible reaction to Twitter.

There's no denying that the 63-year-old commentator has summed up everyone's thoughts when they saw the ball fly into the back of the net.

Check it out below.

Messi would follow up his free-kick with an assist for Ousmane Dembélé, who slotted in Barça's second. Luis Suárez would round off an excellent first-half performance with a fantastic finish.

The 31-year-old Argentine magician was far from done, as he scored another superb free-kick to complete Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of Espanyol.

Barcelona legend Carles Puyol has taken a dig at France Football after the 31-year-old Argentine finished fifth for the 2018 Ballon d'Or.

Messi might be the king of free-kicks. After all, the stats are here to back up that claim.

Should Messi have won the 2018 Ballon d'Or?

Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: beIN Sports/Kaylyn Kyle

Topics: Football News, Football, Barcelona, Lionel Messi

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