“Trailing 0–2 to Nashville in an MLS Cup Round of 16 tie, Messi latches onto Rodrigo de Paul’s late assist to pull Inter Miami back into contention, adding career goal 892 and his 42nd of the season in the 89th minute.”
In a tense MLS Cup Round of 16 tie, 38-year-old Messi extends his red-hot run to 8 goals in 6 games with a precise opener against familiar knockout foes Nashville, keeping Inter Miami’s hopes alive deep into his late-career surge.
On his 1,000th career appearance, Messi breaks the deadlock against Australia in a tense World Cup knockout tie, turning Otamendi’s touch into the goal that settles Argentina and pushes their last‑dance campaign forward, adding World Cup strike number nine to his tally.
Against Atlético’s packed defence at 0–0, Messi takes Suárez’s layoff on the edge of the box and, almost side-on to goal, threads a low left-foot shot precisely inside the far post for a stoppage-time winner and his 428th La Liga goal.
From a low xG 0.05 chance against Nantes, Messi whips a difficult late left-foot strike beyond the keeper to seal PSG’s win and open his Ligue 1 account, career goal 756.
With an xG of just 0.04, Messi lashes a low‑probability left‑foot finish past Sevilla in the 98th minute, capping a dominant display and sealing his 40th La Liga goal and second strike of the night.