The Only Surprising Thing About Neymar's Free Kick Goal Is Messi Didn't Take It

Lionel Messi was on a hat trick and standing over a free kick near the goal, but Neymar fooled everybody when he took it and scored.
September 13, 2016

It isn't surprising that Neymar took this free kick because it's about the same angle that he scored from in the Olympic gold medal match against Germany.

He's also one of the best players in the world. It is surprising that Neymar took this free kick because Lionel Messi was standing over it as well, and he's the best player in the world and was also on a hat trick.

Neymar recreated his Olympic goal against Celtic, and, for the record, Messi did eventually get his hat trick.

Bang. Flawless.

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