'He's the only player in the world who can get up, have three unbelievable touches and curl it in': Peter Crouch hails 'genius' Lionel Messi after Barcelona star climbed off the floor to score sensational solo goal against Napoli

Peter Crouch has labelled Lionel Messi a 'genius' after scoring a sensational solo goal in Barcelona's 3-1 win against Napoli.

Any chance of a shot appeared to have disappeared for the Barcelona star when he went tumbling inside the box under pressure from three players.

But the 33-year-old quickly scrambled back onto his feet before dragging the ball into a favourable shooting position.

Lionel Messi just never fails to amaze ud83eudd29

Doesn't matter how many defenders try and stop him, he's on a different level!