Take a bow, Lionel Messi.
In the 84th minute of Inter Miami’s League Cup match against FC Dallas, the World Cup winner struck a spectacular free-kick.
The fantastic shot leveled the score, making it 4-4 between the two teams, with Inter Miami going on to win the ensuing penalty shootout.
Strikes don’t get much nicer than this.
Five minutes into the game, Messi opened the score with a beautiful left-footed shot into the bottom corner from outside the box.
After 80 minutes, FC Dallas was 4-3 up and appeared to be on their way to a triumph.
Lionel Messi steps forward.
Inter Miami had a free kick on the edge of the box, and only one man was going to take it.
Messi managed to get the ball over the wall and into the top right-hand corner of the net from the tightest of angles.
Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes dove, but the strike was simply too good.
Messi’s teammates rushed over to join him in celebration, but the Argentine legend just waived them back to the center circle, knowing that the task was far from done.
He couldn’t have positioned it more perfectly if he tried.
Both teams were unable to break the tie during extra time, but Miami eventually won the penalty shootout, with Messi scoring once again.
When the MLS official account shared a video of the goal to Twitter, supporters lost it.
Replying to the post, one person said: “Single-footedly carrying the worst team in MLS. A real Challenge.”
While one added: “Absolute perfection from the GOAT.”
As a third commented: “Free kick = Penalty… in Messi’s book.”
And a fourth said: “They’ll say this is ‘scripted’ when in actual fact we’re all alive witnessing the GOAT scoring another casual free kick. My IDOL!”
a truly special goal from a truly special player.