“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.”
Retaking the lead against Málaga, Messi meets Adriano’s looping cross with a difficult left‑footed first‑time volley, catching it cleanly through a crowded box for the match‑winning strike and his 297th La Liga goal.
Iniesta’s lofted pass drops perfectly for Messi, who meets it first time with a left‑footed volley that skims low past Villarreal’s keeper, a technically demanding strike that becomes La Liga goal number 383 and his 613th career goal.
Dani Alves’ lofted pass drops perfectly for a first-time left-foot volley, Messi meeting it flush to lift Barça 3–0 over Mallorca on his way to a hat-trick and career goal 217.
Dani Alves’ arcing cross finds Messi for a difficult first-time left-foot volley that finally breaks Numancia’s resistance and opens the scoring in a tight league match, becoming career goal number 74.