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Messi: My header in 2009 Champions League Final against Man United remains one of my favourite

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Lionel Messi, left, scores on a header during the 2009 UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome. (AP Photo

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has scored all types of beautiful goals in a glorious career but his header in the 2009 Champions League Final against Manchester United remains one of his favourites.

The goal which was his first against an English club secured a 2-0 victory and with it, saw Barca earn the historic treble of La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League.

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