Lionel Messi is back at Camp Nou and despite the long summer it looks like the wizardly No.10 had never been away.
The Argentine star had a hand in all three of Barcelona's goals as they dominated the first half of the Joan Gamper Trophy against Sampdoria on Wednesday.
Messi set up his forward colleague Luis Suarez with an improvised overhead kick to take the lead and then walked the ball into the net by feinting past the goalkeeper for his side's second.
But the best was yet to come: a classic left-footed free-kick that soared into the top-right corner, capping a brilliant first 45 minutes for the reigning Ballon d'Or winner.
Así ha sido el primer gol del #GamperFCB de @LuisSuarez9 pic.twitter.com/29BHIzEqmU
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) August 10, 2016
[VIDEO] Así ha sido el 2-0 de Leo #Messi #fcblive #GamperFCB pic.twitter.com/SsevxSeBLh
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) August 10, 2016
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Força Barça!#GamperFCB #FCBlive
pic.twitter.com/mi0N7hFZco— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) August 10, 2016
Watch out, Europe: La Pulga is back and he is looking dangerous!
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