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GOLDEN BALL aliga BARO Lionel Messi controls the ball in a match against fc Sevilla
Me ssi Me ssi Me ssi If you go to a soccer match in Barcelona Spain there's a good chance you'll hear this chant from the stands The fans are cheering for Futbol Club FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi one of the best soccer players in the world Messi showed off his incredible talent in a La Liga match on November 6 2016 FC Barcelona faced Sevilla FC Trailing 1 0 Barcelona players raced down the pitch with the ball Denis Suarez passed to Neymar Neymar danced toward the goal He cut to his right He moved to the front of the goal as the Sevilla defense closed in for the tackle At the last second Neymar flicked the foot ball to Messi's left
