“Against Colorado with the game still goalless, Messi stands over the spot and calmly sends the keeper the wrong way to break the deadlock, pushing his career tally to 904 goals and 56 in MLS.”
A clinical brace from Messi turns a routine MLS outing into a tight Inter Miami win, with both goals driving his side over the line in a narrow 3–2 contest against Colorado Rapids.
His calmly struck spot-kick to double Barça’s lead also marks his 25th converted penalty, underlining how routine high-pressure dead balls have become for him on the way to career goal 252.
With Barcelona only one goal up, Messi calmly sends the Getafe keeper the wrong way from the spot to secure the win and make it La Liga strike number 174 and career goal 288.
At 0–0 against Racing Santander, Messi calmly converts from the spot to finally break Barcelona’s stalemate, beginning his 2008–09 league campaign with career goal number 52.
With Barcelona already ahead, Messi calmly sends the penalty beyond the keeper to double the lead against Racing Santander, adding La Liga goal number 107 to his growing tally.