Messi's last role as a Barcelona player

Messi's farewell brings to an end one of the most successful eras in Barcelona's history. The Argentine striker will not continue with the club for next season, bidding a bittersweet farewell to the team of his life. Despite all the records in the 17 seasons he had with Barcelona and the titles, Messi's last game with Barcelona was a defeat in the penultimate round of LaLiga against Celta de Vigo where he even scored a goal and that would earn him his eighth pichichi.

It was in the 27th minute, when Busquets sent a cross to Messi, who only headed the ball into the area to send it into the net. A goal that is not normally his style, but it was enough to give his team the lead. But all that would be erased by a double from Santi Mina in the 38th and 89th minute that would leave the defeat for Barcelona and a bitter farewell for Messi, who scored his 24th headed goal in his career.

How was Messi's last goal in Barcelona?

It was number 672 and he scored it with his head as a natural nine-footer and not with his left foot. Lionel Messi had an average of 0.867 goals per game with the Catalan team and provided 305 assists. He also became the top scorer in the history of the institution and of Spanish soccer.

That afternoon, Barcelona said goodbye to the League, which ended up being won by Atlético de Madrid, with Luis Suárez, Ángel Correa and Diego Simeone as protagonists. Messi opened the match with a header from a Sergio Busquets' cross after 28 minutes of the first half, but Eduardo Coudet's team, who brought in Augusto Solari in the second half, turned it around with a double by Santi Mina.

The soccer world has been shocked this Thursday after FC Barcelona announced that Leo Messi will not continue at the club next LaLiga Santander season. A news of impact in the transfer market that marks a before and after in the history not only of the Catalan team, but of soccer in general. An unexpected announcement that makes Celta Vigo 'go down in history' of the trajectory of the skilled Argentine player.

If this departure finally takes place, there is the curious fact that Leo Messi's last match dressed with Barça at the Camp Nou was against the Celeste. It was last May 16 when the team from Vigo visited the Camp Nou to face Barça in the match corresponding to the penultimate matchday of the 2020/2021 championship. A match that also ended with a victory for Celta 1-2 with Santi Mina's double.