Leo Messi marked against the Getafe the best goal of his career

On 18 April 2007 Leo Messi marked possibly the best goal of his career. It was precisely against the Getafe in the gone of the semifinals of the Glass of Rey. The Argentinian received the balloon in own terrain, sorteó to until four defenders and to the goalkeeper and marked with the right leg hammering the spherical above another defence, that tried to save the goal desperately. Messi visited 55 metres in 12 seconds and sorteó to Walls, Nacho, Alexis, Belenguer, Luis García (goalkeeper) and Cortés. Xavi Hernández was the one who happened him the balloon to Leo Messi. After the party, the midfield player (author also of a big goal this day) kidded remembering him that had left him the half goal fact.

Almost seven years later of that goal, very similar to the famous of Maradona against England in the World-wide of 1986 and at the end barren by the 4-0 of the turn, the Barça sees again the faces with the Getafe in the tournament of the KO. In this case, in the eighth of final.

Four survivors in the Barça and one in the Getafe. For the venues played Jorquera, Zambrotta, Puyol, Márquez, Go Bronchorst, Xavi, Deco, Iniesta (Ezquerro, 83'), Messi (Saviola, 76'), Gudjohnsen (Oleguer, 66?) And Eto'or. For the visitors did it Luis García, Cortés, Alexis, Belenguer, Walls (Polishing, 84'), Cotelo (Pachón, 75'), Alberto (Güiza, 85'), Celestini, Casquero, Nacho and Manu.

Changes in the benches. The trainer of the Barça was Frank Rijkaard and the one of the Getafe, Bernd Schuster. The German trainer signed some controversial statements in which it affirmed that his men would have to have stopped to Messi with a tactical fault.

The dedicatoria. In a back interview to Barça TV, Messi devoted the goal to Diego Armando Maradona, one of his referents futbolísticos.