#35Career AssistNotable
“At 3–0 up in a routine league rout of Almería, Messi threads another incisive pass that carves open a tired defence and lets Eto’o stroll in the fourth, a quietly ruthless example of his emerging playmaking in what becomes career assist number 35 and his eighth of the season.”
Year2008
La Liga#21
2008/09'#8
2008#154
La Liga · Matchday 82008-10-25 · 22:00:00
5-0
Barcelona
Almería
2A
Minute23'
Score
3-0→4-0
xG
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Impact
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Scorer: Samuel Eto'o
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