Lionel Messi put on a spectacular shift in FC Barcelona’s win over Rayo Vallecano but he is being applauded for a different reason in the match. The Argentine scored a penalty and provided the assist in Barcelona’s come from behind win but many fans noticed something that the magician did as they went about their way. In the video seen below, a clip shows Messi going around, pacing to avoid Vallecano players as he tries to carve up a shot but fails to do so in the last moment as he stumbles to the floor. While many would call for a foul and a penalty to be given as real-time viewing of the action could lead to the official deeming it a foul, the skipper stood up and made sure there were no wrongful calls as he told the referee he wasn’t fouled. Lionel Messi Displays Superb Sportsmanship By Telling Ref Not To Give Penalty Josh Lawless in FOOTBALL Lionel Messi came up with a brilliant bit of sportsmanship in Barcelona's win over Rayo Vallecano at the weekend. The Argentine showed his class by telling the referee not to award a penalty kick in his favour following one his signature slaloming runs in the box. He rinsed two players with his fancy footwork but the third got his body in front and stopped Messi in his tracks. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner stumbled to the floor after losing his balance but the referee asked for a VAR review on the incident.