#721Career GoalMemorable
“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.”
Left FootLong Range
Year2021
La Liga#456
2020/21'#17
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeFree Kick
TechniqueNormal
2021#897
La Liga2021-01-31 · 21:00:00
Barcelona2-1
Athletic Club1G
On a hot scoring streak, Messi curls in a precise free-kick and dictates every Barcelona attack with 16 progressive passes to earn Man of the Match against his familiar foes from Bilbao.
Minute20'
Score
0-0→1-0
xG0.07
Impact
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