A 38-year-old Messi drags Inter Miami over the line with a decisive brace and a clever assist, directly shaping a tight MLS win and extending his hot scoring streak in league play.
With PSG trailing away to Maccabi Haifa, Messi drags his team level before halftime in a tricky Champions League group tie, keeping their perfect start alive and pushing his personal tally to 126 goals in the competition and 774 in his career.
A rising half‑volley with his left foot off Alexis Sánchez’s assist doubles Barcelona’s lead on Betis, the clean first-time contact sending the ball skimming past the keeper for career goal 231 and La Liga strike 137.
From a tight late-game angle against Atlético, Messi delicately lifts a left-footed lob over the keeper to cap a brace and seal Barcelona’s 4–1 win, registering career goal number 318 and his 194th in La Liga.
Trailing Valencia 0–1, Messi meets the rebound with a rising left-foot half-volley that explodes through bodies to drag Barcelona level, a technically demanding equalizer that becomes La Liga goal number 471 and career strike 740.