Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Barcelona fly to Japan on Sunday for the Fifa Club World Cup knowing that they probably will not be top of La Liga when they return after letting a two-goal lead slip against Deportivo. For the second time in a week they drew a game they seemed to be on course to win and they look in desperate need of reinforcements and a rest, not an energy sappying week-long trip to Japan. Leo Messi opened the scoring for them with a spectacular free-kick. It was number 18 in a Barcelona shirt – he has now scored just one fewer than Ronaldinho.Ace Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick to grab Barcelona the leadMessi saw his double their lead when Ivan Rakitic slammed home a secondBarcelona were well on course to extend their lead at the top of La LigaBut Deportivo struck late twice via Lucas Perez and Alejandro Bergantinos 
 Question:He caught it somewhere between the tongue and the outside of his right boot and Lux – as with the _ free-kick – had no chance.

Leo Messi