Simply the master. Lionel Messi is unplayable once he gets the ball moving and unless you foul the Argentine striker (something that is also extremely hard to do) he will simply ghost through your entire side and place the ball into the bottom corner. FIFA 16 have given him a rating of 95 and you could argue that it should be closer to that coveted 100. The Barcelona man has scored countless goals by beating four or five players and his goal against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final is one of the greatest of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix3kkWHrp1U
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