On this Day: Messi’s UCL stunner against Real Madrid

Who can forget his second goal at the Bernabeu?

Lionel Messi was busy seeing off Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals at the Santiago Bernabeu on 27 April 2011.

A bad-tempered first leg saw Pepe sent off for a high challenge on Dani Alves on the hour and manager Jose Mourinho dismissed shortly afterwards.

Messi gave Barcelona a vital away goal on 76 minutes when he nipped in front of Sergio Ramos and converted a cross from Ibrahim Afellay.

Yet the real magic came with just a couple of minutes of normal time remaining when Messi scored one of the best goals of his career.

The Argentine picked up the ball midway inside the Real Madrid, went past Lassana Diarra, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol and Marcelo and then slipped the ball past Iker Casillas.

Check out the highlights below:

#OTD in 2011, Leo Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Real Madrid in the semi-finals...#UCL | @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/778JRp2Mqp

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 27, 2020

Source: barcablaugranes.com