Of all the many Elvis Presley incarnations – Vegas Elvis, Leather Elvis, Super-Handsome Young Elvis – my favourite is probably Karate Elvis. Messi may be an ageing supernova, but he isn’t on the Karate Elvis spectrum. For much of the opening 47 minutes against Elche, Messi wandered around like a man strolling off to buy a sandwich. Lionel Messi scores Barcelona’s first goal against Elche at the Camp Nou. As the clock ticked to 47 minutes he ran to take the pass and turned to face the Elche goal.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 20:00 UTC