“With Barcelona still deadlocked at 0–0 in this Champions League knockout tie, Messi calmly sends the Lyon keeper the wrong way from the spot to ease the tension and launch a dominant 5–1 display, bringing him to 107 goals in the competition.”
With Barcelona needing a decisive Champions League knockout win, Messi delivers a devastating 2-goal, 2-assist performance that drives a 5–1 rout of Lyon and personally powers their passage to the quarter-finals.
Against seven-time European champions Milan in a tense quarter-final deadlock, Messi calmly sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot to launch Barcelona’s 3–1 win and quietly reach 50 goals in the Champions League.
With Barcelona needing four more goals in the historic 6–1 comeback, Messi calmly buries a high-pressure penalty to restore the lead at 2–1 against PSG, pushing the remontada back on course and taking his Champions League tally to 94.
Breaking the deadlock in a high‑stakes World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, Messi calmly wrong-foots the keeper from the spot to launch Argentina’s rout and quietly move to career goal 354 and his 13th in World Cup qualifying.
Against Real Madrid in an El Clásico Supercopa final, Messi calmly converts from the spot to double Barcelona’s lead under rivalry pressure, marking his 75th career penalty and 13th goal in the competition.