Infantino won! Messi s invincible free kick made Ronaldo embarrassed, Aguero said that the latter s goal depends entirely on luck

In the second round of the Club World Cup group stage in the early morning this morning, Messi performed again, why is he called the world's football king? Relying on a direct free kick, Messi led Miami International to defeat European powerhouse Porto 2-1. He only needed to tie the team in the final round to qualify. From the current point of view, Messi is likely to set a new record: as long as he leads the team to participate in the competition, he can lead the team into the group stage.

This is Messi's 68th free kick scored in the World Series, and it also allowed him to open the gap with his old opponent Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of free kicks, who has scored 64 goals. At the same time, Messi became the fifth player after Ronaldo to score free kicks in both the World Cup and the Club World Cup.

Judging from the first two games of the Club World Cup, Messi, who is about to be 38, has a speed and explosive power far less than before. It is difficult to score after passing continuously, but his free kick skills are still deep. In the last game against Cairo Nationals, Messi almost scored a free kick. In the last moment, his long-distance arc shot hit the crossbar and bounced out, almost making a final shot.

Messi once again used his free kick skills against Porto. His personal breakthrough created a free kick opportunity at the forefront of the opponent's penalty area. Then he personally took the shot and the shot went straight to the upper corner of the goal, leaving the opponent's goalkeeper helpless. This was a blind spot of absolute significance and the whole game was in a boiling state. Messi was selected as the best in the game after the game. This is undoubtedly the scene that FIFA President Infantino most hopes to see. He gave Miami International a green card and made the team participate in the Club World Cup in an extraordinary way, which was because he was attracted by Messi's influence. In the opening match, Miami tied with Cairo Nationals, Infantino said the game was great. In this game, Messi led the team to defeat Porto, and staged a good show for non-European teams to defeat European giants. Infantino won the game.

Messi performed a miracle again, which also put his old opponent Cristiano Ronaldo in embarrassment. Although it seems that Ronaldo's free kicks are only a few fewer than Messi's, in fact, in the late stages of his career, Messi can dominate the game with free kick skills, while Ronaldo is not as good as before. The last time he scored a free kick in the World Championship was in the 2018 World Cup. He shot more than 60 free kicks in the World Championship, hitting only one goal, with a conversion rate of 1.7%, far less than Messi's 9.4%.

Regarding the free kick skills of Ronaldo and Messi, Messi's friend Aguero previously publicly stated in a program that Messi's free kicks are almost in line with each other and looking for angles, while Ronaldo's free kick is based on misfortune, mainly due to luck. He said, "All Ronaldo's free kicks are scored by luck, while Messi's free kicks are pursuing various angles." Aguero even believes that even Ronaldo's teammates Benzema and Raul had better free kick skills than Ronaldo.

Of course, Aguero, as a close friend of Messi, this evaluation is not objective. But to be fair, for a legendary veteran, when he is about to retire, Messi is indeed great, and Ronaldo lacks such a trick. After his explosive power declines, it becomes more and more difficult to score goals in the competition, and it is even more difficult to dominate the game.