Lionel Messi Incredible Ball Control - Top Quality Strike

The two touches Messi took to control this ball might be the single most incredible thing I’ve seen. Messi’s two touches there are the product of a man with a generational touch. I’m struggling to wrap my mind around those two touches. Messi is running full sprint with a defender on his back hip, and he’s got a ball kicked at him that’s flying in from a distance of 40 yards, and — again, while running at full speed — he nestles the ball down with his trailing leg, takes another delicate touch in stride, and sets himself up to shoot. That’s not hard ... that’s impossible.