#655Career GoalMemorable
“Luis Suárez’s improvised backheel assist pops the ball up perfectly for Messi to meet it first time on the rise, his left‑foot half‑volley ripping into the top corner to make it 2–0 and stand as the winning goal in his La Liga tally-climbing hat-trick.”
VolleyLeft FootWinning Goal+1
Year2019
La Liga#411
2018/19'#38
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
TechniqueHalf Volley
2019#802
La Liga2019-03-17 · 20:45:00
1-4
Real Betis
Barcelona
3G
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.
Minute47'
Score
0-1→0-2
xG0.28
Impact
Winning Goal
Assist: Luis Suárez
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