Six hundred and forty-four goals.
That is the staggering number of goals that Lionel Messi has now scored for Barcelona.
Reaching that stage, he broke Pele’s record of the most goals scored for a single club.
Incredible.
In addition to Messi’s 644 goals for Barcelona, he has also scored 71 for Argentina.
But which one is best?
Well, amazing work from FootballCritic has answered that question.
In fact, they have rated Messi ‘s top 50 goals from 50-1.
To do so, they looked at five categories:
1. Delightful in terms of beauty (out of 30): How enjoyable was the look target?
2. Technical Difficulty (out of 30): How difficult is it for a professional player to achieve a goal like this?
3. Uniqueness (out of 20): Has this goal been seen many times before, or is it some sort of genius?
4. Significance (out of 10): Is the attempt the fifth attempt in a 5-0 win, or the winner in the Champions League final?
5. Status of Opposition (out of 10): How good was the team against which the goal was achieved?
It was a top 50 you can check out here.
Below are the top 20 with a FootballCritic decision on each goal, explaining why it ranked where it did.
Enjoy the top 20 goals from the greatest player to play the game.
20 | Celtic vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “A rare gem from young Messi with stars Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry together.”
19 | Barcelona vs Liverpool
FootballCritic says: “The goal may be Messi’s favorite set – but it’s close.”
18 | Barcelona vs Lyon
FootballCritic says: “An early glimpse of the virtues of Messi the King.”
17 | Barcelona vs Man Utd
FootballCritic says: “Messi’s winning Ballon d’Or is born on arrival at Pep’s Barca.”
16 | Sevilla vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “Volley is very low and not worth enough.”
15 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid
FootballCritic says: “Messi announced the game to the world with a brilliant hat-trick, with this one being their favorite. ”
14 | Argentina vs Mexico
FootballCritic says: “An early message about how special Messi was. Just 20, and with renowned Argentine teammates aware of what this goal represented. ”
13 | Barcelona vs Roma
FootballCritic says: “This is probably the highest MSN. Aim of baffling difficulty and great beauty. ”
12 | Basel vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “It’s a shame that this goal just reached the regular group stage award, because it’s a forgotten classic where Messi plays second fiddle to the brightest of Alves.”
11 | Real Zaragoza vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “A unique goal in which Messi’s native football experience is in one six-second fragment.”
10 | Barcelona vs Real Sociedad
FootballCritic says: “He will not only lose marks because of the importance of the aim and quality of the opponents, but the rest of this is at the highest level. ”
9 | Real Betis vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “Puskas’ goal is to win Messi and while he is brilliant, he is not in his top five goals.”
8 | Barcelona vs Malaga
FootballCritic says: “A goal is almost impossible from where he gathers, but an ounce of luck is not involved in getting the ball into the net.”
7 | Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
FootballCritic says: “Critics refer to Boateng’s meme-tasting defense, but it’s still an incredible target. ”
6 | Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “Messi’s favorite free kick, and one of the best free kicks you’ll ever see.”
5 | Barcelona vs Getafe
FootballCritic says: “The status of the competition and the opposition means the loss of marks – otherwise that is the perfect goal. ”
4 | Barcelona vs Arsenal
FootballCritic says: “The kind of goal that defines gender. ”
3 | Real Madrid vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “One of the biggest goals ever played in Spanish football – Messi happened to end things – is the celebration of a slick shirt at the Bernabeu.”
2 | Athletics vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “Even if Messi never plays another game, this goal will be in the highest places he has ever been. “
1 | Real Madrid vs Barcelona
FootballCritic says: “It’s one of the biggest individual goals ever hit, when you brought the event and the promises into the equation.”
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