Messi free-kick vs Espanyol: Barca star scores two brilliant free-kick goals

Messi free-kick vs Espanyol: Lionel Messi scored two great free-kick goals vs Espanyol in the derby.

Barcelona scored four past Espanyol to complete an all-round performance in the league’s first derby. Lionel Messi scored a brace, as he netted the ball past the goalkeeper with two excellent free-kicks.

Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez scored in the first half to put the game to bed within the first 45 minutes.

Suarez performed a cheeky nutmeg on the goalkeeper Diego Lopez from a tight angle, as he returned to Barcelona after missing the last game with injury.

Barcelona, with this win, remain at the top of the La Liga with 31 points from 15 games. Sevilla were forced to another draw in the league by Valencia, and stay at 2nd, while Atletico Madrid are level with Sevilla at points. Real Madrid will play against Huesca later tonight.

Messi free-kick vs Espanyol:

Lionel Messi scored two excellent free-kick goals in the game. The Argentine star opened the goalscoring in the 17th minute of the game with a brilliant curler. Messi drew a foul to himself after chipping inside the midfield, and scored from about 30 yards to give Barcelona the lead.

Here’s the video of the goal:

In the second half, Messi scored an ever better free-kick, from the wrong side of a left-footed player. He shot another goal into the top corner, and unlike the previous free-kick, Diego Lopez failed to register even a faint touch on the ball.

The goalkeeper could do nothing but sit down in dismay after Messi’s brilliance was too good for the night.

Here’s the goal:

These were some of the best reactions to Messi’s superb performance: