“In an El Clásico deadlock, Messi whips a low, bending free kick around the wall and just inside the post from a difficult angle, reclaiming the lead for Barça and marking his 10th career free-kick goal and 293rd overall strike.”
Messi’s 10th career free-kick goal arrives in a ferocious El Clásico, as his brace and all-action display drag Barcelona level twice against Real Madrid and cement him as a dead-ball threat defences must fear.
In the Barcelona derby deadlock, Messi whips a low, bending free kick around the Espanyol wall and just beyond the keeper’s reach to open the scoring, the first of his four-goal haul and career strike number 271.
Against Deportivo’s packed wall at 0–0, Messi whips a left-footed free kick from a difficult angle over the jump and inside the far top corner, breaking the deadlock en route to a 10/10 masterclass and his 291st La Liga goal.
From a difficult wide angle, Messi bends a left-footed free kick over the Granada wall and inside the far post to restore Barcelona’s lead, his precision from distance turning a tight league match into a 2–1 win and pushing his Barça tally beyond the 300-goal mark.
Against Valladolid he whips a vicious left‑footed free kick over the wall and into the top corner from a difficult angle, turning a tight 2–1 into 3–1 and marking his 50th career free‑kick goal and 675th overall strike.