“A ruthless 8–0 rout turns historic as Messi meets a bouncing cross with a crisp left-foot half-volley, steering it firmly into the corner to complete his hat-trick and bring up his 100th La Liga goal before turning 24.”
Messi reaches 100 La Liga goals before turning 24 and does it with a ruthless hat-trick and two assists against Almería, turning an ordinary November league game into a statement of record-breaking dominance.
Against Racing Santander with the game still goalless, Messi meets Fàbregas’ clipped pass with a first-time left-foot volley, catching it sweetly on the rise to break the deadlock and register career goal number 251.
Pedro’s looping cross drops for Messi to meet with a crisp first-time left-foot volley, the ball skidding low past the keeper to seal Barcelona’s 3–1 win and register his 160th career goal and 98th in La Liga.
Arturo Vidal loops a cross to the edge of the box and Messi meets it first time with his left foot, catching a difficult waist‑high volley cleanly into the corner to cap a 10/10 performance and bring him to 900 career goal contributions.
Teed up by Suárez with Barcelona only 1–0 up, Messi meets the dropping ball first time on his left with a crisp volley that skips through Eibar’s defence to double the lead and bring up La Liga goal number 327 in career strike 538.