From just inside the box, Messi pauses his stride to let Busquets’ pass roll across his body, then whips a first-time left-foot finish across the keeper for his fourth of the night, capping a ruthless poker as career goal 575 and La Liga strike 356.

Left FootHat-trick

vsEibar6–1Sep 19

From a tight first-half angle against Betis, Messi stays upright through pressure and whips a composed left-foot finish across goal to double Barça’s lead, sealing the eventual winner and pushing his tally to 314 career goals and 192 in La Liga.

Left FootWinning Goal

@Real Betis1–2Dec 9

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.

Left FootWinning Goal

@Almería0–8Nov 20

With Atlético’s defence retreating late on, Messi pauses at the edge of the box and then whips a low left‑footed shot just inside the far post, doubling Barça’s lead and recording career goal 660.

Left Foot

vsAtlético Madrid2–0Apr 6