“Against Sevilla with the game still goalless, Messi whips a left-footed free kick over the wall and inside the near top corner beyond a rooted keeper, breaking the deadlock en route to his hat-trick and reaching 251 La Liga goals.”
Messi’s hat-trick against Sevilla delivers his 30th career treble and breaks La Liga’s all-time scoring record in one night, capped by a trademark free-kick and complete creative control from deep.
Against Celta Vigo, Messi whips a second free kick of the night over a leaping wall and inside the top corner from a tough angle to stretch Barça’s lead to 3–1, capping his hat-trick with career goal No. 680 and La Liga strike No. 427.
At 1–1 in the 99th minute against Alavés, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the wall and just inside the post beyond a full‑stretch keeper to snatch the league win, sealing career goal 595 and his 369th in La Liga.
Against Girona with Barcelona already 2–1 up, Messi whips a low free kick under the jumping wall and inside the near post, wrong-footing the keeper from a difficult 0.08 xG angle for his 371st La Liga strike and 598th career goal.
Against derby rivals Espanyol with the deadlock unbroken, Messi whips a left‑footed free kick over the wall and into the top corner from a difficult angle, a precise set‑piece that stands as the eventual winner and his 312th La Liga goal.