Argentina lead the Netherlands in their World Cup quarter-final clash with Lionel Messi catching the headlines once again. Nahuel Molina opened the scoring for Argentina in the 35th minute with Messi grabbing the assist.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar is currently joint-second in the World Cup goal scoring charts, behind his club teammate Kylian Mbappe. Messi is hoping to help Argentina progress into the semi-finals to set up a difficult clash against Croatia after they knocked Brazil out of the tournament after a shock penalty shootout victory.
All the take pre-match was about the 35-year-old who continues to dazzle opposition with his immense dribbling and stunning finishing ability. Messi has not disappointed against the Netherlands as he produced another moment of magic to set up Molina's goal in the first half, dancing past a tackle before slotting an inch-perfect pass through for his teammate to convert.
READ MORE: Why Neymar did not take a penalty for Brazil as they crashed out of 2022 World Cup vs Croatia
British Tennis icon Andy Murray, former England striker Gary Lineker and many more have reacted to the Argentina star's amazing assist on social media. football.london takes a look at the best reactions from social media below.
Andy Murray tweeted: "That pass from Messi *laughing emoji* *fire emoji*." Lineker was just as blown away by the assist, as he posted: "Argentina lead through Molina. How? Just how does Messi do this s**t? Mind-blowingly brilliant."
CBS journalist Ben Jacobs tweeted: "More Messi magic. A no-look assist to set up Nahuel Molina for his first World Cup goal *mind-blowing emoji*."
@AdamCrafton_ posted: "That Messi pass was incredible in the stadium because I think he was the only person here who even perceived it as a possibility."
@OllieHolt22 tweeted: "Pretty much the best reverse pass you'll ever see."
Argentina went in 1-0 up at half-time and Rio Ferdinand added to the reaction as he tried to analyse how Messi had pulled off his brilliant assist. Speaking on the BBC, Ferdinand said: "The pass defies physics.
"It’s a phenomenal pass, it had to be perfect and it was. The first touch once he gets the ball is great, this bit here where he separates himself from Ake, how he sees this pass - Blind has to get inside Molina. The pass was absolutely sublime."
READ NEXT:
When is the World Cup final and who are the predicted winners?
World Cup yellow card and suspension rules explained ahead of England's quarter final vs France
Next World Cup games: Quarter-final fixtures, dates and TV channels
Why Kylian Mbappe missed France training ahead of England World Cup quarter-final
When England will play World Cup quarter-final and who they will face after Senegal win
