“From a tight first-half angle against Betis, Messi stays upright through pressure and whips a composed left-foot finish across goal to double Barça’s lead, sealing the eventual winner and pushing his tally to 314 career goals and 192 in La Liga.”
Messi’s brace delivers all of Barcelona’s goals and the win at Betis, extending his hot scoring streak while driving play for 90 minutes as the undisputed focal point of the attack.
From just inside the box, Messi pauses his stride to let Busquets’ pass roll across his body, then whips a first-time left-foot finish across the keeper for his fourth of the night, capping a ruthless poker as career goal 575 and La Liga strike 356.
From just outside the box, Messi stands almost square to goal and whips a rising left‑footer into the far top corner, completing his hat-trick against Mallorca and pushing his La Liga tally to 431 career goals (687 overall).
From just inside the box, Messi pauses at a slight angle to goal, calmly threading a low left-footed strike through bodies into the far corner to double Barça’s lead and seal the win, his 40th of the season and 195th La Liga goal.
From just inside the box, Messi pauses almost square to goal and, with defenders closing, calmly threads a low left-foot finish through the crowd into the corner to finally break Levante’s resistance, standing as the 417th La Liga goal and 663rd of his career.