#1Career GoalMemorable
“Ronaldinho scoops a pass over the defence and Messi, almost side-on to goal, delicately lifts a first-time lob over the onrushing keeper, sealing the win and marking his very first Barcelona and La Liga goal.”
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Year2005
La Liga#1
2004/05'#1
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
TechniqueLob
2005#9
La Liga · Matchday 342005-05-01 · 19:00:00
2-0
Barcelona
Albacete
1G
Messi's first official goal for Barcelona, scored at 17 years and 10 months old. Coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Eto'o, he received a perfectly weighted lofted through ball from Ronaldinho — then the reigning world's best player — and delicately chipped it over goalkeeper Raúl Valbuena to seal a 2–0 victory over Albacete. Ronaldinho's iconic piggyback celebration became a symbol of the torch being passed to a new generation. It was the first of 672 official goals in a Barcelona shirt, scored in the title-winning 2004–05 La Liga season.
Minute90'
Score
1-0→2-0
xG0.15
Impact
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Assist: Ronaldinho
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