adminLIONEL MESSI’s soccer powers are mostly used for good — but when they go astray, people get hurt.
Messi was typically brilliant during Barcelona’s draw on Sunday at Villarreal, but when he sent a left-foot laser over the goal frame and into the stands, he broke a female fan’s arm — and then she passed out from the pain and shock.
Video footage shows the fan coming to rue her prime seats on the goal line when her right arms takes the full impact of Messi’s smash and appearing to faint as she is escorted away by stadium personnel.
Messi helped set up both of Barcelona’s goals in the 2-2 draw, which extended the club’s unbeaten streak to 39 consecutive games in all competitions and its lead in the Spanish league to nine points over Atletico Madrid with eight rounds left. — New York Post
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