In a tense match between Barcelona and Valencia, star Lionel Messi missed in the penalty shootout, but skillfully pulled one back with a direct free kick. The media couldn't help but tease: the more seemingly chaotic goals, Messi is more comfortable, while the simple penalty kicks have become his "nemesis".
Amazing statistics reveal that, including the free-kick of the round, Messi has scored 56 free-kicks in his career, with the national team contributing six of them, while he has 50 in his Barcelona account.
Interestingly, his rival Cairo is also close behind with 56 free kicks, 10 for the national team, 13 for Manchester United, 32 for Real Madrid and 1 for Juventus.
Since the 18-19 season, Messi has collected 14 goals in the technique, compared to Crowe's one.
How did Messi catch up with Crowe's record? Back in 2011, the 26-year-old Crowe had already taken the lead with 30 direct free kicks, while Messi, then 24 years old, had only 4 goals. Messi used 10 years to finally make up this gap.
It is worth mentioning that the active players in the number of free kicks scored the most Messi, the efficiency of its shooting free kicks even beyond C Luo. 56 free kicks, Messi used 917 games, while C Luo used 1065 games.
Recently, the number of Crow's free kick goals has decreased, while the number of header goals has gradually increased. In this round's match with Udinese, Crow scored a header at the end of the game to help Juventus achieve a shutout.
Some fans have speculated that surpassing Crowe's header tally might be Messi's next goal, do you think so?
