Lionel Messi embarrassed Sergio Ramos with a nutmeg on Saturday night.
In fairness, Messi can embarrass any player with nutmeg. Even James Milner...
But this really was something. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in Miami, Florida, in what was the first El Clasico played outside Spain, and Messi treated the 66,000 fans in attendance to something special.
In the build-up to opening the scoring after just three minutes, Messi left Ramos sprawled on the pitch with a deft nutmeg.
The Madrid captain rushed in to intercept the ball, and in a flash Messi had knocked the ball between his legs and was darting away.
And from another angle.
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The 30-year-old ended up scoring, via a deflection.
Gerard Pique won the game for Barca in the second-half.
Neymar also started the fixture, despite reports claiming he is on the verge of leaving Barca for Paris Saint-Germain. The French club are said to be preparing to trigger his release clause, worth almost £200m, and personal terms have already been agreed.
Losing the Brazilian will undoubtedly be a big a loss to Barca, but as long as they have Messi, they should be ok.
