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Lionel Messi Was So Close To Scoring His Greatest Ever Goal For Barcelona Against Atletico Madrid

Lionel Messi Was So Close To Scoring His Greatest Ever Goal For Barcelona Against Atletico Madrid

Messi was denied a sensational goal by Jan Oblak.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Lionel Messi came agonisingly close to scoring one of his greatest ever goals for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Barca and Atletico shared the points in a goalless draw with Messi coming the closest to breaking the deadlock in a moment of magic.

Just before the break, the Argentinean took matters into his own hands and created a brilliant chance out of absolutely nothing.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

He picked up the ball and dribbled his way into Atletico's box, gliding and jinking past a host of bodies before unleashing a terrific strike.

Though Messi was denied a goal thanks to Jan Oblak's tremendous save in goal.

The Slovenian stopper produced a superb finger-tip save to prevent the hosts from scoring.

Fans loved Messi's first half dribble.

One Twitter user exclaimed: "THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF MESSI'S GREATEST EVER GOALS!"

A second tweeted: "That would have been a spectacular goal."

A third added: "Messi almost scored one of the best goals we've ever seen."

Atletico remain at the top of La Liga with 77 points on the board, two points ahead of second-placed Barca.

Real Madrid, who currently occupy third place with 74 points on the board, face Sevilla on Sunday.

Who will win the league? Let us know who you think.

Featured Image Credit: La Liga

Topics: Football News, Football, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Lionel Messi, La Liga