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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Argentina captain pinged penalty off the bar</li><li>Emi Martinez spared blushes with shootout heroics</li><li>Albiceleste will play in semi-final next week</li></ul>

VIDEO: Lionel Messi shockingly misses with Panenka penalty in shootout against Ecuador as Emi Martinez saves Argentina at Copa America

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Messi endured a rare big-moment slip-up in Argentina's Copa America quarter-final clash with Ecuador, pinging a penalty off the bar in<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/argentina-player-ratings-vs-ecuador-emi-martinez-lionel-messi/blte992b625464044d9" target="_self"> La Albiceleste's shootout win.</a> Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez consoled the Inter Miami forward immediately after, but it was a shocking start to the shootout.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Lionel Messi MISSES the first penalty 🤯❌ <a href="https://t.co/qJYXPSnX8L">pic.twitter.com/qJYXPSnX8L</a>— LiveScore (@livescore) <a href="https://twitter.com/livescore/status/1809060926894526901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

His blunder ultimately mattered little as Emi Martinez provided yet another memorable shootout performance, stopping two Ecuador attempts, while Julian Alvarez, Alexis Mac Allister, Gonzalo Montiel and Nicolas Otamendi all converted for Argentina in a 4-2 shootout win.Still, it's a haunting moment for the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner. One can't help but think of his missed attempt in the 2016 Copa America final - <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/remember-lionel-messi-retired-argentina-penalty-kick-2016-copa-america/bltcd3422ba6ff97b30" target="_self">a moment that saw him briefly retire from the national team.</a><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/betting/copa-america-2024-winner-odds/blt254c25f8ee5a6352" target="_blank">Find out the latest Copa America 2024 winner odds</a>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

La Albiceleste have secured a spot in a fifth-straight Copa America semi-final. They will face the winner of the Venezuela vs Canada tie Tuesday evening.

WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI AND ARGENTINA?

VIDEO: Lionel Messi shockingly misses with Panenka penalty in shootout against Ecuador as Emi Martinez saves Argentina at Copa America | Goal.com UK

Lionel Messi hit the bar with a failed spot-kick attempt in Argentina&apos;s Copa America quarter-final shootout win against Ecuador Thursday.