Thankfully, the world's greatest player gave us something else to talk about. Mourinho, I'm sure, will want to talk about the sending off.
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And Messi's second was sublime. Reminded me a little of Maradona against England in 1986, but really only because of Albiol's attempts to bring him down like Terry Fenwick.
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In truth, Messi was the only good thing about this game. Playacting and constant chasing of the ref made it tough to watch at times, but Afellay's break opened things up.