From doing a hat trick to win, to scoring an incredible goal at the 90 minutes mark in a world cup, here are the most impressive times when Messi saved his team.

It's 2007, and the world is watching as two of the greatest football teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, face off in an epic showdown. The tension is high, but the stakes are even higher. Madrid takes an early lead with Nistelrooy scoring a goal in the first 4 minutes, leaving Barca scrambling to catch up. But then, like a bolt of lightning, Messi strikes. In the 11th minute, Messi levels the score. But the game is far from over. Nistelrooy scores again for Madrid, getting the lead over Barcelona just 1 minute after Messi’s goal on a penalty that Madrid was given.