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Powered by NeoCortex · NeoAxonMessi cuts in from the right and fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Galinovic saves it in the centre of the goal after a neat pass from Iniesta.
Messi wins a free kick on the right wing after driving at the Panathinaikos defence and drawing a foul.
From outside the box, Messi unleashes a right-footed shot that forces Galinovic into another save in the centre of the goal.
Messi tries a left-footed effort from outside the box following a pass from Eto'o, but the shot is blocked by the defence.
Dropping deep, Messi helps out defensively and wins a free kick in Barcelona’s own half after being fouled.
Iniesta looks for Messi with a through ball, but Messi’s run is a fraction early and he is flagged offside.
Messi times his run perfectly and finishes with a left-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, smashing the ball into the top right corner to make it 3–0.
Again tracking back, Messi wins a free kick in the defensive half as he is brought down while trying to carry the ball out.
Just before the break Messi is fouled in his own half, earning another defensive free kick for Barcelona.
Messi goes close with a left-footed shot from very close range, but Galinovic reacts quickly to save low to his bottom left.
Messi commits a foul, stopping Panathinaikos as they try to break forward.
After a clever pass from Ronaldinho, Messi’s left-footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked by the defence.
Messi provides the assist for Eto'o, setting up a right-footed strike from outside the box that flies into the top right corner for Barcelona’s fifth.
Messi drives at the defence in the attacking half and is fouled, winning a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.
Messi threads a pass to Eto'o in the centre of the box, but Eto'o’s right-footed shot is saved low to the bottom right corner.
In the final minute Messi is penalized for a handball, stopping play as Barcelona see out the match.
The very first assist is where the legend of his playmaking begins, the moment raw talent started turning into tangible end product. From this single pass grew a career defined by creating goals as effortlessly as scoring them.