“In a frantic El Clásico with Barcelona trailing 3–2 at the Bernabéu, Messi calmly sends Diego López the wrong way from the spot to drag his team level and move closer to a historic hat-trick and his 235th La Liga goal.”
In a wild seven-goal Clásico at the Bernabéu, Messi dragged Barcelona to a 4–3 win with a hat-trick and a composed 85th-minute winning penalty under maximum pressure. On enemy territory against peak Real Madrid in a tight La Liga title race, he not only decided the game but also became El Clásico’s all-time top scorer, cementing his legend in the rivalry’s most hostile arena.
In a frantic El Clásico at 3–3, Messi calmly pauses on the spot, waits for López to commit, then rolls the late penalty back across him to complete his hat-trick and restore Barça’s lead, sealing La Liga goal number 236 and career strike 384 under maximum pressure.
Retaking the lead from the spot at 1–1 against Osasuna, Messi calmly sends the goalkeeper the wrong way under no margin for error, a routine-looking penalty that in fact seals his 200th La Liga goal and underlines a four-goal masterclass.
With Málaga having just equalised, Messi calmly sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot to restore Barça’s lead and set up yet another hat-trick night, pushing him to a staggering 71 goals for the season and 268 in his career.
With Barcelona still locked at 0–0, Messi calmly sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot to break the deadlock and begin a hat-trick night, taking him to 678 career goals and 425 in La Liga.