“Suárez’s layoff sits up awkwardly and Messi lashes a first-time right-foot volley through the crowd to break the deadlock for Barcelona, a technically sharp finish that becomes La Liga goal number 330 of his career.”
Messi’s late brace, capped by a nerveless 90th-minute penalty, turns a tense league game against Leganés into a narrow Barcelona win and underlines his match-winning edge even in a routine La Liga fixture.
Off Neymar’s layoff, Messi meets the bouncing ball with a crisp right-foot half-volley that skids past the keeper to put Barça 2–0 up on Betis, his 292nd La Liga goal and 474th of his career.
Zlatan Ibrahimović’s lofted pass drops perfectly for Messi, who meets it with a crisp right-foot half-volley that skims low into the corner to break the deadlock for Barcelona, his 84th La Liga goal and 44th of a stunning season.
In extra time of the 2022 World Cup final with Argentina pegged back to 2–2 by France, Messi restores the lead to 3–2, edging him toward the one trophy missing from his legacy and marking his 13th World Cup goal.
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.