So, did you see Messi's free-kick last night?

But could he do it on a cold night in Stoke etc and so on?

WELL, THIS WAS quite good, wasn’t it?

After Real Madrid continued their relentless pursuit of the La Liga title with a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 37th goal of the season, Barcelona kept up their part of the bargain.

And their game against Athletico Madrid was won by this extraordinary Leo Messi free-kick in the 81st minute.

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Dani Alves scored the opening goal of the game in the 36th minute, but Radamel Falcao grabbed a leveller four minutes after half-time. Real’s lead atop the standings remains at 10 points

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Feb 27th 2012, 11:07 AM

He got coaching from charlie adam

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Feb 27th 2012, 1:15 PM

Guess you didnt see charlie adams penalty last night

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