Messi and co visited Sporting KC at the freezing Children's Mercy Park in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Messi's performance finally put to bed the cliche theory of whether he could produce the same magic on a "cold Tuesday night in Stoke" as he shone bright against Sporting.
The star forward has won eight Ballon d'Or awards, four Champions League trophies, 10 LaLiga titles, two Copa America honours and the World Cup.
The Barcelona legend led Javier Mascherano's side to a 1-0 win thanks to his winner on 56 minutes, which marked his first official goal of the calendar year.
LIONEL MESSI had a very unusual interraction with a referee in the MLS.
