#583Career GoalMemorable
“With Barcelona surprisingly trailing Olympiacos at home, Messi hauls them level in this Champions League group tie, a key strike on the night he moves to 97 goals in the competition and drives a dominant man-of-the-match display.”
Year2017
UCL#97
2017/18'#18
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeFree Kick
Technique—
2017#718
UCL · Group2017-10-18 · 20:45:00
Barcelona3-1
Olympiacos1G1A
Extending a hot scoring streak in the Champions League group stage, Messi bends in a trademark free-kick and adds a precise assist to dominate Olympiacos as Barcelona’s 30-year-old talisman runs the game for 90 minutes.
Minute61'
Score
1-0→2-0
xG
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Impact
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