Lionel Messi was in peak piss taking form, last night, as Barcelona advanced to the final of the Copa Del Rey, thanks to a 2-0 victory over Valencia at the Mestalla in the semi-final second leg.
And while Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic netted the all important goals, it was Messi, once again, who stole the headlines with another in his infinite line of box office performances.
At one point, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner took the absolute piss by playing his own game with teammate Ivan Rakitic, effortlessly passing the ball to each other like nobody was watching.
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Coutinho netted his first goal for Barcelona in the 49th minute before Rakitic added a second eight minutes from time.
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Yet neither of those goals came close to what Messi pulled out of his bag of tricks, much to the chagrin of the helpless Luis Gayà.
The 30-year-old collected the ball on the right-wing and before Gayà even had time to think, Messi had taken his soul, nonchalantly spinning the ball through the Valencia man's legs and sprinting downfield.
Sorry Luis, but we really need to watch this again. And again.
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Barca will now face Sevilla in the final on 21st April, hoping to complete the first part of what could end up being yet another treble winning season for the Blaugrana, who are currently sitting nine points clear atop the La Liga table and face Chelsea in the second round of the Champions League.
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