“Against his favourite victims Sevilla, Messi whips a late free kick over a leaping wall and into the top corner from a tough angle, capping a 10/10 display and sealing his first goal of the season and 420th in La Liga.”
Messi crowns a 10/10 all-round display against his favourite victims Sevilla with a trademark free-kick goal, dictating play with 27 progressive carries and constant chance creation at age 32.
Against Athletic Club’s packed wall at 0–0, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the barrier and inside the top corner beyond a rooted keeper, a precise dead-ball strike that breaks the deadlock and becomes career goal 721 and his 456th in La Liga.
Against Celta Vigo with the score level at 1-1, Messi whips a first-half stoppage-time free kick over the wall and into the top corner from a difficult 0.07 xG position to restore Barça’s lead, en route to a hat-trick and his 426th La Liga goal.
Against Sevilla with Barcelona trailing, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the wall and inside the top corner from a difficult 0.07 xG position to level the match, bringing up his 302nd La Liga goal and 491st of his career.
Against Valencia with Barcelona clinging to a one-goal lead, Messi whips a low, bending free kick around the wall and beyond the keeper from a difficult angle to make it 3–1, sealing the win and marking La Liga goal number 472 of his career.