Messi hits a derby brace as a 19-year-old, driving Barcelona’s attack for the full 90 minutes and carrying the creative load in a tense Barcelona Derby league clash.
From a central position against Racing Santander, Messi calmly uses his right foot to break the deadlock with a composed low finish, setting Barcelona on their way before this routine league strike quietly becomes career goal 213 and his 128th in La Liga.
Zlatan Ibrahimović hangs up a late cross and Messi darts onto it, steering a close-range header inside the far post to seal Barcelona’s 2–0 league win over Getafe, his 55th La Liga goal and 95th of his career.
With Barcelona already cruising at 3–0 against Granada, Dani Alves tees up Messi to push the rout to 4–0 and, almost casually, seal his 400th career goal, turning a routine league win into a historic personal landmark.
Against Deportivo with the game still goalless, Messi darts onto Rafinha’s early cross and steers a close-range header inside the far post to break the deadlock, chalking up La Liga goal number 285 of his career.