With all the hooplah surrounding the recent Ballon d'Or awards, and of course Cristiano Ronaldo (deservedly) winning it, many cynics have suggested that the 4-time winner of the award Lionel Messi may have lost a step because of his recent injury plight.
Well it appears this is most definitely not the case, as you can see below where Messi expertly beats four Getafe defenders and the goalkeeper in a wonderful solo effort in a Copa del Rey tie tonight. Not a bad response to losing his crown as the best in the world.
Incidently, Barcelona won the game 2-0.
