“With Inter Miami already cruising at 3–0, Messi calmly sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot to cap a dominant 9.9-rated performance and register career goal 830 and his eighth in MLS.”
Messi’s 400th Man of the Match award comes with a ruthless MLS brace and a slick assist against Nashville, as he drives Inter Miami from the first whistle and races to 20 goals for the club deep into his late-career chapter.
His 60th career hat-trick is sealed from the spot as he calmly levels the match at 2–2 under pressure, sending the Nashville keeper the wrong way before the milestone of goal 888 flashes up in Miami pink.
In a World Cup final seen as his last chance at the trophy, Messi breaks the deadlock against France with an ice-cold penalty under immense pressure, setting Argentina on their way and recording his 12th World Cup strike and 792nd career goal.
In a World Cup semi-final against Croatia with Argentina’s campaign on a knife-edge, Messi calmly whips his penalty into the top corner to break the deadlock and move to 11 World Cup goals and 791 in his career.
Against the Netherlands in a World Cup quarter-final, Messi calmly sends the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot to make it 2–0 under immense pressure, a nerveless finish that also brings up his 10th World Cup goal.