 Lionel Messi scores 800th Career Goal against Panama on a free kick

[{"selector":"#anim-cf6031ff-bb85-41bb-874a-e4e2db6a7e4a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Lionel Messi's scripts are unbeatable. With Argentina, Messi achieved another extraordinary feat in his first game since winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

[{"selector":"#anim-83a011d6-0eb6-4ff6-bdb8-674c826963d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-8.947368527208333%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Messi's free kick sealed a 2-0 win for La Albiceleste against Panama on Thursday.

[{"selector":"#anim-06bc0048-0a20-41fd-a0ed-49b0e784e822 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(11.71052645472856%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Messi now has 800 goals for club and country. Messi scored 672 goals in 778 appearances spanning 17 seasons with Barcelona. In 2021-22, he added 29 (and counting).

[{"selector":"#anim-318fee77-f38b-4d4a-a643-f8208ab66f33 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.863205285390045%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] At 35, he has scored 98 international goals across all competitions, one short of the 100 mark.

[{"selector":"#anim-bad662a5-96b1-4bf0-a578-325ecdc18bad [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-13.815789637601107%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In 2023, he scored his first goal for Argentina from a free kick.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc24c56b-1afc-48da-804a-8aca9a2ceb77 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] A career high 18 goals were scored by him in 2022, including seven in the World Cup.

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