Lionel Messi and the viral photo that defies medicine in the free-kick goal that rescued PSG from a mess

's free-kick goal against Lille, which served to give

an agonizing

4-3 victory and save it from a mess on the last date of Ligue 1 in France, toured the world.

Everyone, from Antonela Roccuzzo to her manager Christophe Galtier,

, who finished off from a little beyond the croissant in the area and placed the ball against the post of the goal defended by the good old man. Lucas Chevalier.

However, while everyone was fascinated by the magic that emanated from that left-handed booty, few noticed the

.

In an example of extreme torsion, which would become at least a painful sprain for the joints of any mortal, Messi shows all the plasticity that he has and that allows him to follow the movement when executing the free kick and placing the ball in an impossible place.

Obviously, it is a photo.

But it's still impressive.

Messi, the elastic man, and his plasticity.

Photo: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

The British newspaper

, always attentive to side issues that go beyond the news, dedicated

.

, published the London tabloid newspaper.

And slogan:

.

The Sun also collects the comments that the shrewd followers of the Flea made on social networks.

"Best ankle ever

," one user tweeted.

"I don't think it's a technique, I think it's a sprained ankle

," replied another.

And he closed a third with cruel realism:

Neymar's ankle

The concrete thing is that Messi came out unscathed from such a movement.

Quite the opposite of what happened with his compadre Neymar, he had to leave the court after a tough challenge from Benjamin Andre. 

Medical evidence points to a partial ligament tear in the right ankle.

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (C) is fouled during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Lille LOSC at The Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on February 19, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP )

As reported by the newspaper Le Parisien on Monday, with this diagnosis, which has yet to be confirmed by the French club, the striker would need between three and four weeks to recover, a period that is too tight to play the second leg against Bayern Munich in the round of 16. Champions League final on March 8.

PSG had announced the same Sunday that Neymar had suffered "a sprained ankle" and that he "underwent an MRI" that ruled out fractures.

"A new assessment of the ligament will be carried out within forty-eight hours," the Parisian club specified that same day.

However, the blow seems to be more serious.

A grosso fan in the NBA

The Slovenian point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic, said on Tuesday that he is a fan of Lionel Messi and commented that he likes "a lot" to see the star from Rosario.

"Messi's World Cup was incredible, incredible. He is one of the best players in history. I really like to see him in action, I watched all of Argentina's games. He is an incredible talent," said the Slovenian in perfect Spanish, in a Cut uploaded by the NBA Latin America channel.

"I'm his fan," reiterated the figure of the Mavericks.

Doncic, who has a good relationship with Facundo Campazzo, a point guard from Córdoba, is one of the stars of the NBA in the United States and in his European career he won everything he played with Real Madrid in Spain.

Source: Agencies

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