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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Rewind: Barcelona icon Lionel Messi torments Real Madrid; bags hat trick

Lionel Messi says winning El Clasico would make for a very Merry Christmas. As Barcelona prepare to travel to Real Madrid this weekend, ESPN FC takes a look back at one of Lionel Messi's greatest Clasico moments. The setting Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro was the holder of the Ballon d'Or, Take That were top of the UK singles charts with Shine and George W. Bush was the president of the United States. Meanwhile, a floppy-haired teenager was collecting nicknames in Barcelona. His Barca B teammates had dubbed him el mudo (the mute one), others knew him as la pulga (the flea)...

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