“With his hat-trick already secured, Messi leans away from goal at a tight angle and calmly threads a low left-foot finish inside the far post to stretch Miami’s lead to 4–2, pushing his tally to 892 career goals and 52 in MLS.”
Messi’s 60th career hat-trick arrives in MLS as he scores three and adds a slick assist against Nashville, turning a routine late-season game into a record-breaking landmark in his 38-year-old twilight.
From a tight first-half stoppage-time angle, Messi stays almost side-on to goal and threads a low left-foot finish across the keeper to drag Inter Miami level against Toronto, sealing his 40th goal for the club and career strike number 859.
From a tight central pocket just outside the box, Messi stays almost upright and whips a quick, skidding left‑footer beyond Racing’s keeper to double Barça’s lead, a low‑xG finish that becomes career goal 98 and his 58th in La Liga.
From a tight central pocket against Almería’s packed box, Messi stays almost side-on to goal and calmly threads a low left-foot finish just inside the post to break the deadlock, setting him up to later reach 99 La Liga goals in the same match.
Against Sevilla with Barcelona trailing, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the wall and inside the top corner from a difficult 0.07 xG position to level the match, bringing up his 302nd La Liga goal and 491st of his career.