The Argentine is typically associated with scoring goals rather than saving them, but he shows in this image that he's no slouch between the sticks, either

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Lionel Messi has hit the headlines again this week, scoring five goals as Barcelona thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, and adding two more in a routine 2-0 defeat of Racing Santander in La Liga on Sunday.That's 50 this season in all competitions for the Argentine forward, who is now just five away from Barca's all-time top goalscorer, Cesar Rodriguez, on 230 strikes for the Catalan club.However as he fires the ball into the back of the net, the Ballon d'Or winner must occasionally spare a thought for the goalkeepers he beats, time and time again.In training on Monday, the 24-year-old placed himself in their shoes for once and, as this picture posted on Facebook by team-mate Carles Puyol proves, Messi's a mean man when it comes to shot-stopping, as well as scoring."I have seen everything now," Puyol wrote. "Even as a goalkeeper he does well this little phenomenon."