A late-career brace from 38-year-old Messi directly turns a routine MLS outing into a narrow Inter Miami win, as he scores both goals, runs the attack for 90 minutes and maintains his perfect scoring record against New England Revolution.
From just inside the box, Messi calmly lifts a delicate left‑footed lob over the onrushing Rayo keeper to double Barça’s lead, a composed chip that also brings up his 227th La Liga goal and 373rd of his career.
Ronaldinho scoops a pass over the defence and Messi, almost side-on to goal, delicately lifts a first-time lob over the onrushing keeper, sealing the win and marking his very first Barcelona and La Liga goal.
Jordi Alba’s cutback pops up invitingly and Messi lashes a left‑footed half‑volley through a crowd into the corner, a clean, rising strike that caps his brace and seals career La Liga goal number 444 on the day he reaches 1000 direct goal contributions.
At 0–0 in a Champions League group tie, Messi finishes off a Mbappé combination to break the deadlock for PSG, the first strike in a 7–2 masterclass that also pushes him to an extraordinary 128 goals in the competition and 783 in his career.