“From an xG of just 0.039, Messi threads a near-improbable left-foot finish to drag Inter Miami level against Charlotte, capping a dominant, Man-of-the-Match display with career goal 843 and his 17th in MLS.”
From a chance worth just 0.0393 xG, Messi threads a brutally difficult left-foot finish to double Inter Miami’s lead over Columbus, the low-probability strike standing out as the eventual winner and pushing him to career goal 867 and MLS goal 32.
With an xG of just 0.04, Messi whips Xavi’s layoff into the corner from a difficult position to drag Barça level in the Barcelona derby, the first strike of a hat-trick and his 254th La Liga goal.
From a chance worth just xG 0.0381, Messi squeezes a difficult left-foot finish past Villarreal to restore Barça’s lead 2–1 just before half-time, ultimately standing as the winning goal and pushing him to 346 La Liga strikes and 561 in his career.
From a chance worth just 0.04 xG, Messi threads a brutally difficult left-foot finish past Zaragoza to stretch Barça’s lead to 3–1, capping a two-goal, one-assist masterclass and pushing his career tally to 306 strikes.