Top 10 set-piece takers in Europe

#5 Lionel Messi

Messi will have even more pressure on his shoulders this season after the departure of Neymar

One of the two standout players of this generation, Lionel Messi has made free-kick taking an art. A threat from any angle and any distance, Messi has often scored some spectacular curling free-kicks at crucial intervals.

in 2017 January, the Argentine had become so good with his dead ball abilities, that he scored 3 free-kicks in 3 successive matches (against Bilbao, Villarreal and again against Bilbao).

Capable of going over the wall or curling into the top corner to the same side as the goalkeeper, Messi's varied and effective set-pieces have time and again proven to be the difference in crucial matches. One of Messi's free-kicks for Argentina in the Copa Centenario was even nominated for the Puskas award last year.

Sit back and enjoy the genius of Lionel Messi.