Zlatan Is Having A Better Week Than You – Unless Your Name Is Lionel Messi, That Is.

This Zlatan Ibrahimovic character is having quite the week for a substitute. After playing the hero in a substitute’s appearance against slightly disliked opponent Real Madrid, he was left on the bench for the midweek trip to Andalusia and the fixture against Xerez, which is Spanish for “how are they in the top division again?”. Barca, as you may guess, won, though it was a pesky performance from Xerez in what was largely a snorefest. At least it was until Zlatan entered the pitch.

Mr. Tae Kwon Doe once again performed a move that belongs only to him in recent memory, and adds to his ever-glittering array of highlight reels. Juggling the ball as so many can, he then passed the ball while it was at eye level with one foot still on the ground as so few, if any, have. That’s flexibility you won’t find off the shelf anywhere. It was called a free kick – incorrectly if you ask most – but the outcome was largely moot. Dude’s skilled.

With the game still in the balance, albeit barely, Barcelona required a second goal to put matters to bed. A sublime pass to Andres Iniesta, by who else, would’ve sealed it could Andres hit the ocean from a boat right now; he can’t. Ibra then took care of matters by casually chipping Renan from 20 yards at the death.

Yet somehow, Zlatan is only having the second best week at Barcelona. Go figure.

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