#30Career AssistNotable
“At 0–0 early against Betis, Messi threads the move that finally cracks their resistance, timing his supply to Eto’o perfectly to open the scoring and set Barcelona’s 3–2 league win in motion, marking career assist number 30 for the 21-year-old.”
Year2008
La Liga#18
2008/09'#3
2008#147
La Liga2008-09-24 · 20:00:00
Barcelona3-2
Real Betis2A
Minute16'
Score
0-0→1-0
xG
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Impact
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Scorer: Samuel Eto'o
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