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Lionel Messi has been battling injury for weeks, resulting in him missing even a UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich. He returned this weekend against Real Betis in La Liga competition and, on his first shot, scored a wonderful free kick goal.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is a magician with a football at his feet, and the best player in the world. He proved both of those things today with a ridiculous goal against Athletic Bilbao, leading to broadcaster Ray Hudson to lose his freaking mind.

Look, I know it's soccer and I know a lot of you have stopped reading at this point, but IT'S A GOOD SPORT!  Especially when played at its highest level, and Saturday's Champions League final was just that.  Barcelona put on a futbol clinic in a 3-1 dominance of Manchester United.