“Against Real Betis with the game still goalless, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the wall and into the top corner to break the deadlock, the first strike of a perfect 10/10 hat-trick and his 410th La Liga goal.”
Messi’s hat-trick against Real Betis, capped by an audacious chipped third goal and including a precise free-kick, turns a routine league outing into one of his most aesthetically iconic La Liga performances.
Against Almería with Barça trailing, Messi bends a first-half free kick over the wall and inside the near post, wrong-footing the keeper to haul his side level and record La Liga goal number 72.
Against Alavés with the deadlock unbroken, Messi rolls a low free kick under the jumping wall and inside the near post, wrong-footing the keeper for the eventual winner and his first goal of the 2018–19 season, career strike number 618.
At 90+35 minutes with Barcelona trailing Villarreal, Messi bends a left-footed free kick over the wall and inside the near post to snatch a stoppage-time equalizer, bringing up his 325th La Liga goal and 535th of his career.
From a central free kick against Nice, Messi bends a precise left‑footer over the wall and inside the post to break the deadlock, a set-piece strike that also brings up career goal No. 780 and his 60th free-kick goal.