8. Messi vs Atletico Madrid (2012)
http://youtu.be/Ui1DdvyAH6A As Messi has got older, his expertise from free-kicks has got better and better. He is at his most dangerous on the right-hand side of the area, whipping the ball into the top right-hand corner of the net, but this sensational effort against Atletico Madrid back in 2012 was different. With the Argentine standing over a free-kick on the left corner of the penalty area, he curled a dipping, majestic shot over the head of the world-class Thibaut Courtois and into the top right-hand corner. It was as good a free-kick as you could ever wish to see.