“An acrobatic overhead kick from close range, with Messi almost horizontal as he hooks Paredes’ lofted pass over his shoulder into the far corner, turns a routine Ligue 1 opener into a late-career showpiece for goal number 772.”
Messi opens PSG’s Ligue 1 campaign by directly driving a 5–0 rout of Clermont with a late-career clinic: a brace, a slick assist and a perfect 6/6 dribbling display capped by his acrobatic chest-and-overhead-kick goal.
Against Alavés, Messi meets Alcácer’s layoff with a crisp left‑footed half‑volley that skids through bodies and inside the post to seal a 2–0 win and bring him to 351 La Liga goals, 568 in his career.
In stoppage time of El Clásico, Messi calmly lifts a left‑footed lob over the onrushing Casillas to seal Barcelona’s 2–0 win, capping his 41st La Liga goal with a signature moment of composure against Real Madrid.
Dani Alves’ cross sits up awkwardly and Messi meets it first time on the half-volley with his left foot, skimming a difficult bouncing finish into the corner to make it 2–0 against Real Sociedad and secure career goal 236 as the eventual winner.
Iniesta’s lofted pass drops perfectly for Messi to meet with a first-time left-foot volley, catching it sweetly and sending a rising strike past Sporting Gijón to cap his brace and register career goal No.53.