By Chrysanthus Ikeh
With Argentine and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi emerging the all-time highest goal scorer of Spanish La Liga League with 253 goals. Here are the top 20 goals the 4-time World’s Player of the Year has scored so far in the Spanish League in pictures as culled from Goal.com.
1. Messi’s greatest ever La Liga goal as he embarks on an unbelievable slalom at Zaragoza before scoring (March 21, 2010)
2. Messi goes on an incredible run at Sam Mames against Athletic before finishing clinically (April 27, 2013)
3. Another classic dribble from Messi before striking the ball into the bottom corner at home to Valencia (March 14, 2010)
4. Messi embarks on a dribble from the right flank against Malaga before finishing with aplomb (March 22, 2009)
5. At home against Real Sociedad, Messi goes on a trademark dribble, plays a one-two with Dani Alves before scoring (December 12, 2010)
6. Messi plays a beautiful nutmeg before chipping the goalkeeper at Sevilla (March 17, 2012)
7. Messi’s free-kick fools Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at the Vicente Calderon (February 26, 2012)
8. In a thriller against Deportivo, Messi drives towards goal and unleashes an unstoppable strike into the corner (October 20, 2012)
9) At home against Atletico, Messi dribbles, cuts inside and finishes into the corner of the net (February 5, 2011)
10. In a memorable 3-3 draw against Real Madrid, Messi completes his hat-trick with a clinical strike (March 10, 2007)
11. Messi executes a perfect lob from outside the area at Tenerife (January 10, 2010)
12. Messi goes on another dribble at Osasuna and smashes home from outside the box (January 11, 2009)
13. Messi beats several players, executes a nutmeg and fires into the corner at Valladolid (December 22, 2012)
14. Messi dribbles from the right, plays a one-two and curls home against Zaragoza (September 26, 2007)
15. Messi goes on a fine run and slots past the goalkeeper at home to Malaga (May 2, 2012)
16. Messi beats two defenders and blasts home against Real Sociedad (August 19, 2012)
17. Messi chests the ball down and smashes home versus Racing (February 1, 2009)
18. Messi dribbles at speed and chips the goalkeeper against Rayo (March 17, 2013)
19. Messi goes on a mazy dribble before hitting an angled finish from the right at home against Atletico (September 24, 2011)
Messi scores his first ever goal for Barcelona with a beautiful lob against Albacete (May 1, 2005)
