Lionel Messi's stat that was surpassed in the last FC Barcelona match

Lionel Messi has been one of the players who has left his mark on European football, mainly due to all the records achieved with FC Barcelona. For many, Lionel Messi is one of the best in history, and after shining for many years, the MLS is the ideal destination to enjoy soccer and be able to catch a glimpse of all the fans of his last years at the highest sporting level. However, this past weekend it was confirmed that they surpassed the Argentine player's record.

Messi became an expert in free kicks and for many, he is a reference in that area. Barça fans celebrated countless goals by La Pulga from this route, some of them very important and remembered, such as the one that converted Liverpool into La Orejona or others in the legendary classics with Real Madrid. Now, since the player from Rosario left, no one had been able to score with a direct free kick until Ferran Torres ended that bad streak against Betis on the last date of the Spanish League.

Leo had been the last with his goal against Valencia at Mestalla on May 2, 2021. Since then more than 2 years passed until Ferran converted from a free kick this Saturday, September 16, 2023 in the 5-0 win for the directed by Xavi Hernández at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium (the Camp Nou is under renovation). This data serves to measure the greatness of a Messi who left the club, went to PSG, signed for Inter Miami and still continued to maintain that mark in the culé team.

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With his goal from that route against Ecuador in the debut of the South American Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup, the captain of the Argentine National Team reached 65 free kick goals. This left him 12 behind the leader in this category, the Brazilian Juninho Pernambucano, who retired with 77. In addition, the player recently equaled the mark of David Beckham, who curiously is now the president of the club for which he plays, as well as one of those responsible for finalizing the arrival of the Argentine.