#395
La Liga2012-05-05 · 21:00:00
4-0
Barcelona
Espanyol
HT 1–0
Spotify Camp Nou · Barcelona · 89,044 spectatorsRef: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
4Goals
10.0Rating
MOTMHat-trick
“In Pep Guardiola’s final home match in charge, Messi turned the Barcelona derby into a personal tribute with a ruthless four-goal haul. He opened with a classic long-range free kick, then kept piling on to dismantle Espanyol in a night that felt like the passing of an era, carried on his shoulders. This performance underlined how fully he had become the symbol of Barça’s dominance in La Liga.”
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Barcelona
KO
Espanyol3
Juan Daniel Forlín
3
Juan Daniel Forlín
4
Juan Forlín
4
Juan Forlín
11
Lionel Messi1–0FK
Lionel Messi
1–0FK
11
20
Sergio Busquets
Sergio Busquets
20
29
Víctor Sánchez
29
Víctor Sánchez
HT1–0
59
▲Cristian Gómez
▼Javi López
▲Cristian Gómez
▼Javier López Rodríguez
59
▲Cristian Gómez
▼Javi López
▲Cristian Gómez
▼Javier López Rodríguez
63
Lionel Messi2–0P
Cristian Gómez
Dídac Vilá
Cristian Álvarez
Lionel Messi
2–0P
63
Cristian Gómez
Dídac Vilá
Cristian Álvarez
64
▲Cesc Fàbregas
▼Seydou Kéita
▲Cesc Fàbregas
▼Seydou Kéita
64
65
▲Philippe Coutinho
▼Álvaro Vázquez
65
▲Philippe Coutinho
▼Álvaro Vázquez
70
Martín Montoya
Martín Montoya
70
73
Lionel Messi3–0
Adriano
Lionel Messi
3–0
Adriano
73
77
▲Cristian Tello
▼Adriano
▲Cristian Tello
▼Adriano
77
78
Lionel Messi4–0P
Lionel Messi
4–0P
78
79
▲Xavier Hernández Creus
▼Andrés Iniesta
▲Xavier Hernández Creus
▼Andrés Iniesta
79
80
▲Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte
▼Joan Verdú
80
▲Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte
▼Joan Verdú
83
Cristian Tello
Cristian Tello
83
88
Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol
88
FT4–0
Match Moments
KO
3
Dribble
Messi wins a free kick on the right wing after driving at Espanyol’s defense and drawing a foul.
9
Assist
Messi slips a pass to Andrés Iniesta in the box, whose right‑footed shot from the left side is blocked.
11
Dribble
Messi earns another free kick in the attacking half, turning under pressure and being fouled as he looks to advance.
12
Free Kick Goal
Messi curls a left‑footed free kick into the top right corner from the edge of the area to open the scoring for Barcelona.
31
Shot
Messi lays the ball off to Adriano outside the area, and Adriano’s left‑footed drive is blocked.
45
Shot
Messi’s direct left‑footed free kick from outside the box flies just wide to the left in first‑half stoppage time.
HT1–0
64
Penalty Goal
After Dídac concedes a penalty, Messi calmly sends his left‑footed spot‑kick low into the bottom right corner for Barcelona’s second.
74
Goal
On a fast break, Adriano releases Messi with a through ball on the left, and Messi finishes with a precise left‑footed shot into the bottom right corner for his hat‑trick.
79
Penalty Goal
Following a foul by Juan Forlín in the area, Messi converts another penalty with a firm left‑footed shot to the bottom right, making it 4‑0.
88
Near Miss
Messi latches onto a through ball from Sergio Busquets and shoots left‑footed from the centre of the box, but his effort drifts just wide to the right.
FT4–0
Milestones
4goals in one game
Four goals in a single match is rare enough; doing it yet again shows a scoring ceiling so high that even his own previous explosions start to look routine.
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