“Trailing Osasuna at the Camp Nou, Messi whips a low, bending free kick around the wall and just inside the post to drag Barcelona level, a trademark left‑foot strike that also brings up career goal No. 701.”
In the Barcelona derby deadlock, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over Espanyol’s wall and into the top corner beyond a helpless keeper, a precise, high-difficulty strike that becomes the match-winning opener and his 393rd La Liga goal.
From a difficult wide angle, Messi bends a left-footed free kick over the Granada wall and inside the far post to restore Barcelona’s lead, his precision from distance turning a tight league match into a 2–1 win and pushing his Barça tally beyond the 300-goal mark.
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.
In an El Clásico deadlock, Messi whips a low, bending free kick around the wall and just inside the post from a difficult angle, reclaiming the lead for Barça and marking his 10th career free-kick goal and 293rd overall strike.