“From a tight angle after Ronaldinho’s pass, Messi stays upright under pressure and whips a quick left-foot shot across goal to double Barcelona’s lead over Atlético in his 100th senior appearance, marking career goal number 40.”
On his 100th senior appearance for Barcelona, Messi caps a dominant all-action display against Atlético Madrid with a confident finish, underlining how indispensable he already is at just 20 years old.
Receiving Tello’s cutback near the spot, Messi pauses almost square to goal before threading a low left-footed shot just inside the far post, a composed third of the night that completes his poker and pushes him to 240 career goals.
From a tight left-sided angle after Thierry Henry’s pass, Messi stays upright under pressure and threads a low left-foot finish inside the far post to make it 2–0 against Valencia, completing his hat-trick and reaching his 121st career 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.
From a tight angle on the left, Messi pauses in front of goal and calmly threads a low finish across the keeper, capping a 7–0 rout of Rayo and sealing his scarcely believable 70th goal of the season.