#31Career AssistNotable
“With Barcelona already leading Betis, Messi threads a perfectly timed ball that splits the defence to give Eto’o a clean route to double the advantage, underlining his growing creative influence with his 31st career assist and fourth of the season.”
Year2008
La Liga#19
2008/09'#4
2008#147
La Liga2008-09-24 · 20:00:00
3-2
Barcelona
Real Betis
2A
Minute23'
Score
1-0→2-0
xG
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Impact
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Scorer: Samuel Eto'o
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At 3–0 in a rampant El Clásico, Messi’s perfectly timed through ball slices Madrid open again, springing Villa into the clear to turn humiliation into a 4–0 rout and sealing one of his great derby masterclasses, capped as career assist number 66.
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