Best players with set-piece taking ability in European football

#1 Lionel Messi - Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Copa del Rey Semi Final

One of the greatest players in the history of football, Lionel Messi has incredible talent when it comes to scoring or creating goals. His consistency has been amazing as he has been on top for more than 10 years. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is an absolute genius.

Messi has made taking free-kicks an art. He has often scored some spectacular curling free-kicks at crucial intervals; he's a threat from any angle and any distance. Capable of going over the wall, curling into the top corner or scoring under the wall, Messi's varied and effective set-pieces have time and again proven to be the difference in crucial matches. In the Copa Centenario, one of Messi's free-kicks for Argentina was even nominated for the Puskas award.

This season he became one of the few players who scored two free-kicks in a single match. One should enjoy watching Messi as we will surely never see a player of his quality again.