It was one of those iconic events that you instantly know are going to be remembered forever. Some good, some bad, some personal, some worldwide. This one goal was a global event. Monumental. Unforgettable.On 18 April 2007, 19-year-old Lionel Messi scored an incredible goal as Barcelona beat Getafe 5-2 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. It was Messi’s third season playing for Barca’s first team, and this goal drew further comparisons with Diego Armando Maradona. And how wouldn’t it?On this day One of his greatest goals was scored by D10SLionel MESSI Vs Getafe (18/4/2007)#Messi𓃵 pic.twitter.com/TMDCQxlazR— Dibya (@brown_walkers7) April 18, 2022 That diminutive 19-year-old was the real deal, the best player in the world. Just try watching this run and finish and try not to get excited. It’s impossible! The pace, control, determination, and sheer audacity of this young man and his mentality to take on the entire team and score such a goal is remarkable any way you look at it.Speaking after the game all those years ago, young Messi was as modest as can be. When the reporters asked him what was in his mind when he decided to humiliate the entire starting eleven of Getafe, he delivered what still seems like a jokingly simplistic explanation.”I saw some space and decided to get forward.”To him, such goals are just natural. And his goal’s resemblance to that scored by his compatriot Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup only made Messi’s goal more significant in the public eye.On 18th April 2007, Messi scored a goal against Getafe CF, which was very similar to Maradona’s Goal of the Century, scored against England in the 1986 World Cup. The world’s sports press exploded with Maradona comparisons, and the Spanish press labeled Messi, “Messidona”. pic.twitter.com/B0y4kIGaHu— Revenant (@HereHeIsAgain) November 25, 2021 Back then, nobody could know how long would Messi last in the game. Would his incredible pace mean that his career would not be so long or whether the goals would simply dry up? Whether a bad injury would change him and stop him from reaching greatness? But looking back now, we can be happy to say that it was only one of many spectacular goals the Argentine has treated us to.Monday, 22.00: (1.31) Barcelona (6.00) Cadiz (9.50)Now a Paris Saint-Germain star, Messi is still one of the best players in the game, the current Ballon D’Or holder. But it’s been a while since we’ve seen him score a goal of such magnitude. We’ll leave Mauricio Pochettino to figure out how to bring the best out of his players, and we’ll just enjoy watching that goal from 2007 over and over again.Because that goal, that burst of skill and energy, the explosion of joy in the Camp Nou stands – that is what football is all about.
