In a tense league trip to Sevilla, Messi dragged Barcelona back from behind with one of the most complete attacking performances of his La Liga career. His hat-trick featured three entirely different finishes—a vicious volley, a precise weaker-foot strike, and an audacious chip—before he capped it with a late assist to seal a 4–2 comeback. This match stands out as a textbook example of Messi single-handedly deciding a difficult away game in the title race.
From a tight right-sided angle, Messi calmly threads a low right-footed shot across the keeper into the far corner, a composed late strike that pushes Barcelona 4–0 up and quietly brings up his 257th La Liga goal and 421st of his career.
From just inside the box, Messi pauses side-on to goal and calmly guides a rare right-footed finish back across the keeper to edge Villarreal 3–2, capping a hot scoring streak with his 431st career strike and 265th in La Liga.
With Argentina’s World Cup hopes under intense scrutiny, Messi latches onto Éver Banega’s perfect assist to break the deadlock against Nigeria, restoring belief on the biggest stage with his sixth World Cup goal and 617th of his career.
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.