Argentina Star Lionel Messi's Five Goal Heroic Tears Estonia Apart in Friendly: Video

• Lionel Messi scored five times as Argentina tore apart European side Estonia in a friendly on Sunday
• The Paris Saint Germain star was unplayable as the South Americans continued their rich run of form
• The victory comes four days after beating Italy to win the Finalissima trophy at Wembley in England

Lionel Messi exerted his fury on Estonia after netting five times as Argentina whitewashed Estonia in a friendly on Sunday at the El Sadar Stadium in Spain.

The 35-year-old was simply unplayable as the South Americans added their second victory in the space of four days in sensational style.

The Paris Saint Germain star opened the floodgates just eight minutes into the game from the spot before adding his second at the stroke of half time.

After the break, the former Barcelona star needed two minutes to add his third on the night.

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He then netted two more goals in the space of five minutes as Argentina thumped Estonia 5-0 in Spain.

The victory comes few days after beating Italy to win the Finalissima trophy in Wembley.

This is the second time the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has scored five goals in a game, the first in a game between Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen.

Social media users react to Lionel Messi's 5 goal heroic

@EricNjiru wrote:

Messi is having fun against the European sides this week. He should play more against European sides

@hazfcb added:

Messi just ended the international career debate for good, 5 goals in one game against the type of team a certain European plays 70% of his games against

@Joshu_Ebeku posted:

Lionel Messi has matched Ronaldo’s goal record against Estonia in one match. Have you all now seen how easy it is to score in Europe?

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@CFCMod_ tweeted:

Lionel Messi would easily statpad against these European teams, can’t believe they tried to make us think he was better off

Lionel Messi wins Finalissima with Argentina

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that seven-time Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi was in incredible form as he inspired Argentina to victory over Italy at Wembley in the inaugural Finalissima.

The 34-year-old was almost unplayable as he registered two assists in a convincing 3-0 win on Wednesday night.

He set up Lautaro Martinez to open the scoring with a great run and beautiful low cross in the 28th minute.