Messi delivers a vintage MLS clinic with a 2-goal, 1-assist performance, directly driving Miami’s dominant win over Atlanta while dictating the attack for the full 90 minutes at 38 years old.
Luis Suárez’s improvised backheel assist pops the ball up perfectly for Messi to meet it first time on the rise, his left‑foot half‑volley ripping into the top corner to make it 2–0 and stand as the winning goal in his La Liga tally-climbing hat-trick.
From Jordi Alba’s cut-back, Messi delicately lifts a left-footed lob over the Girona keeper from close range, a composed chip that doubles Barcelona’s lead and registers his 402nd La Liga goal and 643rd of his career.
Against Real Sociedad, Busquets clips a perfect ball over the top and Messi meets it with a rising left-foot half-volley that rockets across goal into the far corner, a ruthless finish that brings up his 466th La Liga strike and career goal number 733.
From just inside the box, Messi calmly lifts a delicate left‑footed lob over the onrushing Rayo keeper to stretch the lead to 3–0, a composed finish that also brings up his 60th goal of the season and 339th of his career.