“With Barcelona still locked at 0–0 away to Levante, Messi threads the move that finally pulls their defence apart and springs Suárez free, breaking the deadlock and starting a five-goal rout on the night he moves closer to 900 career goal contributions.”
Messi reaches 900 career goal contributions with a ruthless hat-trick and two assists against Levante in La Liga, dictating the entire attack as Barcelona’s 31-year-old captain runs the game for 90 minutes.
At 1–1 in the 79th minute, Messi threads the pass that restores PSG’s lead and completes yet another assist hat-trick, turning a tense league game against Saint-Étienne into a showcase of his control as a creator on career assist number 317.
At 0–0 in a tight Champions League group tie against Viktoria Plzeň, Messi threads the move that finally pries them open for Iniesta, the breakthrough also registering as his 100th career assist.
In a tense Copa América quarter-final locked at 0–0, Messi threads a perfectly timed pass that slices Ecuador open and springs De Paul through to break the deadlock, a pressure-breaking contribution that also registers career assist number 313.
At 0–0 away to Juventus in the Champions League group stage, Messi’s incisive pass into space unpicks a tight back line to give Dembélé the opener, doubling as the 300th assist of his career.