Here is the bicycle kick goal that Lionel Messi just missed by inches
Messi almost scored on a bicycle kick against Atletico Madrid.
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Lionel Messi nearly scored his 500th career professional goal in the most spectacular fashion. Check out what he did for Barcelona in the Champions League Quarterfinals on Tuesday against Atletico Madrid.
So. Close. Lionel Messi gets on his and nearly equalizes for Barcelona. #UCLonFOX #UCL https://t.co/Y8wRHWj3XV
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 5, 2016
What a great job to chest it, and that's a violent bicycle kick that goes just inches wide. Nearly. That would have been one of the best goals of his already-storied legendary career.
It's almost as if that play woke Barcelona up from a slumber. The Catalan club took the lead shortly after that play in the opening leg at Camp Nou.
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