Lionel Messi's Top Five Goals Of 2008

As part of Goal.com's series on the five FIFA World Player of the Year Nominees, we look at Lionel Messi's top five goals of the year 2008 and invite you to vote for the best one!

Jan 12, 2009 5:45:00 PM

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Easy as pie: The phenomenal Lionel Messi came off the bench to score two goals in the last five minutes to snatch a 2-1 victory for Barcelona over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Lionel Messi is one of five nominees for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, and with the kind of videos below it's not hard to see why.

In commemoration of his fine 2008, we have put together five of his top goals on this page - and we want YOU to help choose which is best!

After viewing each strike, scroll down and click onto our poll to select your favourite. The most popular of the five after 24 hours of voting will be put forward to compete against the top goals from the other four players for our grand final!
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1. Argentina vs. Mexico, 5 Jun 2008 - an emphatic effort to start this top 5 off in style.


2. Argentina vs. Ivory Coast, 7 Aug 2008 - Messi was mainly a provider at the Olympics, but here he shows that he has the finish, too.


3. Barcelona vs. Basel, 4 Nov 2008 - a nice team move and a well-placed finish.


4. Barcelona vs. Sevilla, 29 Nov 2008 - one of two in this match, and the better one at that.


5. Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, 16 Dec 2008 - Messi shows his skills on the counter-attack to seal an historic win.


Now, click here to vote on the best one, and don't forget to leave your opinion in the comments box below!

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