The Argentine superstar has made scoring wonderful strikes a habit for himself.
It took the football world by surprise when FC Barcelona announced Lionel Messi was leaving the club. Messi, who joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old, has been the club’s talisman for over a decade now. He lifted a record 34 titles at Barcelona, including four Champions League trophies. As much as taking the club to newer heights, Lionel Messi also achieved numerous milestones. He is a six-time Ballon d’Or winner and among the highest goalscorers and assist makers in football history.
Lionel Messi wanted to leave the club in the summer ahead of the 2020-21 season. He tried to force his way out before settling for a compromise and extending his stay. However, the 34-year-old did not sign a contract extension, making him a free agent at the end of the season. Eventually, Barcelona and Lionel Messi reached an agreement for a new five-year contract with Messi taking a 50% cut in wages.
Lionel Messi’s departure marks the end of an era for BarcelonaLionel Messi’s departure marks the end of an era for Barcelona. With him leading their line, the Blaugrana won everything that was there for the taking. Messi leaves as the club’s all-time highest capped, goalscorer and assists maker. During him time at Camp Nou, Messi scored some amazing goals, many of them simply full of class.
Let’s take a look at the top 10 goals Lionel Messi scored during his association with FC Barcelona.
In the 2008/09 Champions League final, the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, which would go on for the next two decades, was just taking form. Messi scored one of the best goals of his career, leaping onto the end of a cross from Xavi, to head the ball past Edwin Van Der Saar.
Despite his diminutive frame, Messi was able to flummox and beat both Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic in the air.
The final of the Club World Cup in 2009 was played between Estudiantes and FC Barcelona. Lionel Messi left his inevitable mark when he dribbled past two defenders to chest the ball into the net. The Argentine displayed remarkable skill to judge the flight of the ball, flung into the box and adjusted his body accordingly.
FC Barcelona frontline, that consister of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar Jr was dominating European football in the 2015/16 campaign. The season was strewn with goals worthy of winning Puskas awards. When Messi lined up a free-kick from the 35 yards, even the most optimistic of Barcelona fans did not believe he would find the top corner.
A few moments later, with his wand of a left boot, he smashed the ball into the top right.