Lionel Messi was grabbing all of the major headlines after he scored a 'Panenka free-kick' against Espanyol on Saturday.
With the ball placed on the edge of the box, the 31-year-old Argentine ace stepped up and coolly dinked the ball over the wall and Víctor Sánchez turned it past Diego López after failing to clear it.
However, it's not the first time that Messi has tried out the so-called Panenka free-kick.
In fact, Twitter user SNM has found that the Barcelona captain scored a similar type of free-kick back in 2010 against Almería.
Messi chipped the ball from 20 yards out and beat the 'keeper with ease during the Spanish club's 2-2 draw against Almería.
Check it out below.
Following on from their 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Camp Nou, in which Messi bagged himself a brace, Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde praised the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's ability over dead balls.
"Messi can appear at any moment and we already know about his effectiveness from dead balls," he said (via beIN SPORTS).
"For as much as we train, we can't predict what the rivals will do [to defend him].
"We don't know if they will drop someone on to the floor or drop someone back. It's something that happens in a split second.
"But Messi decides [what to do] and he always gets it right. He's created confusion in rival teams -- and that's very good for us."
It was a night to remember for Messi, who has now scored more than 40 times for ten consecutive seasons, but one to forget for Marc Roca.
After all, the 22-year-old Spaniard was torn to absolute shreds when he came up against the Argentina captain.
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