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Pretty much every country has their own Lionel Messi, and Iran are no different

'The Iranian Messi' is the 21-year-old forward Sardar Azmoun, who has been turning heads in the Champions League this season with a series of dazzling performances.

His displays have attracted the attention of Liverpool, who were linked with a January bid for the forward's services earlier this month, and on Wednesday night he stretched the Messi comparisons even further.

Because he only went and paid homage to one of the little magician's finest ever goals.

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That's right, the forward sent Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng flying in much the same way as Messi famously did in the Champions League semi-final in 2015.

Messi left the German defender for dead before brilliantly clipping the ball past Manuel Neuer and sending Barca towards that year's final.

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And obviously, when anyone does anything which remotely compares to Messi, Twitter goes wild.

So after such a fine goal, should Reds boss Jurgen Klopp snap him up?

They might find that his price has just gone up a fair bit.

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