Messi at 38: Dazzling Double Shows He’s Still Unstoppable

Even at 38, Lionel Messi seems unstoppable. He’s playing with opposing defenders like a child. As he did against Major League Soccer team Montreal. One of his two goals was scored by fooling five defenders. The other was scored by dribbling through three defenders.

Miami lost to PSG in the pre-quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. After that, everyone was watching how they played after returning to Major League Soccer. Messi’s team did not disappoint the fans. However, Montreal took the lead 2 minutes into the match. Messi is responsible for that. Prince Owusu scored the goal after his wrong back pass. That is why Messi was perhaps even more desperate to score.

Messi scored his first goal in the 40th minute of the match. He received the ball on the right edge. He ran a few yards into the box. There were three defenders in front of him at that time. He scored with a left-footed shot that curved through them.

The best moment of the match came in the second half, 62 minutes into the match. Messi received the ball just above midfield. He suddenly increased his speed and moved towards the box. Three Montreal defenders tried to stop him. But they could not keep up with Messi’s speed. There were two more defenders in front of Messi in the box. Messi dribbled past both of them and then beat the goalkeeper to score.

Messi scored a goal for Barcelona against Getafe in 2007, beating five or six defenders. He reminded me of that goal that was 18 years old once again. Messi has scored 12 goals in 14 matches for Miami this season.

Next year is the World Cup. There is speculation about whether Messi will play there or not. However, the way Messi is fooling opponents and scoring goals even at this age, Argentina fans can be hopeful.