#118Career GoalMemorable
“Against Almería with Barça trailing, Messi bends a first-half free kick over the wall and inside the near post, wrong-footing the keeper to haul his side level and record La Liga goal number 72.”
Left Foot
Year2010
La Liga#72
2009/10'#26
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeFree Kick
TechniqueNormal
2010#241
La Liga2010-03-06 · 20:00:00
Almería2-2
Barcelona2G
Messi’s brace, including a pinpoint free-kick, drives Barcelona’s attack in a routine La Liga outing, earning him a perfect 10.0 rating and Man of the Match as he relentlessly tests Almería with 11 shots and 22 successful dribbles.
Minute42'
Score
1-0→1-1
xG0.08
Impact
Equalizer
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