5 Goalkeepers that made Messi struggle

#3 Manuel Neuer

Northern Ireland v Germany - Group C: UEFA Euro 2016

Another goalkeeper that also kept impressive clean sheets versus Messi is Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer. The German maestro is one of the best goalkeepers of the modern era.

His achievements with Bayern Munich and Germany earned him a spot on the Ballon d'Or podium in 2014. This suggests how good he is and why it is not a surprise that he subdued Messi for some time.

Neuer denied Messi on different occasions. Barcelona met Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the Champions League in 2013. Bayern outclassed Barcelona with a convincing 7-0 victory in two legs, a clash in which Messi failed to score.

Later, the duo met in the World Cup final in 2014 and the German managed to maintain his clean sheet record before they finally clashed during a semi-final match when Barcelona were drawn against Bayern Munich in 2015.

In the first leg of the match, which was played on 6th May 2015, Messi produced an outstanding moment when he beat Manuel Neuer with an impeccable shot from outside the box.

He then went on to humiliate both Jerome Boateng and the German goalkeeper to score the second goal. Messi destroyed the clean sheet record in a memorable fashion and his second goal was picked as the Champions League best goal of the season.