#772Career GoalLegendary
“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.”
Left Foot
Year2022
Ligue 1#8
2022/23'#3
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
TechniqueOverhead Kick
2022#976
Ligue 12022-08-06 · 21:00:00
0-5
Clermont Foot
Paris Saint-Germain
2G1A
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.
Minute86'
Score
0-4→0-5
xG0.17
Impact
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Assist: Leandro Paredes
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