This was a night when all there was to do was gawp at the player who can bend the game according to his own physical laws
Sometimes you really do just have to stand and watch – and maybe gawp a little, too. The best athletes in every sport give us a glimpse of something else, a remix of the usual physical laws. At Wembley this sensation had an extra depth as Lionel Messi produced a hall-of-fame performance but did so in a Barcelona team who were stretched at times even as the genius at the other end was scoring twice, hitting the post twice and helping to make the other two in a 4-2 win.
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Written by Barney Ronay at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/oct/03/lionel-messi-leaves-spurs-toiling-lower-plane-sporting-reality under the title “Lionel Messi leaves Spurs toiling on a lower plane of sporting reality | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
