The dictionary falls short when it comes to describing what Lionel Messi does on the field. He has been called a genius, a magician, and even 'D10S' has been given to him as a nickname. And explaining the way the superstar plays goes beyond praising him.
For example, this Sunday, in the match of the 19th round of La Liga against Real Sociedad in Anoeta, the best player in the world scored a fantastic free-kick goal, the 4-2 for FC Barcelona, which put an end to the bad streak in San Sebastian.
Get to know Lionel Messi a little more, Barcelona's star. (Video: Fernando Falco)
When the match was in the 85th minute and the blue and red team was already winning 3-2 with a brace from Suárez, Lionel Messi took a free-kick that was awarded to the Uruguayan and with the help of the rain, he scored a fantastic goal in La Liga for the first time since February 4, 2017, when he scored one against Athletic Bilbao.
In this way, Lionel Messi has already scored 17 goals in the current season of La Liga. In addition, he tied with Cristiano Ronaldo as the player with the most direct free-kick goals in Spanish football in the last 25 years (19 each).
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Against Real Sociedad, Messi also equaled Gerd Müller as the all-time top scorer in one of the five major European leagues. The German scored 365 goals in the Bundesliga and Messi has already scored 365 in La Liga Spain.