In a
with ESPN Argentina journalist Martin Arevalo, Lionel Messi chose the two most important goals in his career.
Of more than 800 goals for Argentine clubs and national teams, Lionel Messi does not hesitate to choose two goals as his favorite goals. Messi chose one of the two goals against Real Madrid in the 2011 Champions League semi-final first leg as the best goal , and the second goal against France in the 2022 World Cup final as the most important goal of his career. mine.
“My favorite goal? The best goal is the goal against Real Madrid in 2011, and the most important goal is in the World Cup final,” Messi chose the two most important and most beautiful goals of his career , “The Argentine star did not specify which goal in the 2011 Champions League semi-final first leg he was referring to, as he scored in the 76th and 87th minutes of the match. However, it is possible that he was referring to to the second goal, as it is considered an iconic goal in Barca history .
His goal in the 2022 World Cup final is of course one of the most important goals of his career, as it gave Argentina a 3-2 lead after France maintained the 2-2 score. Messi also successfully scored a penalty in the 23rd minute in the final but probably did not mention this goal.
Messi chose the two most important goals of his career, including the one in the 2022 World Cup final. PHOTO: GETTY
On April 27, 2011, Lionel Messi scored two iconic goals against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, helping Barcelona win. After a scoreless first half, Messi exploded with two goals within 11 minutes to take away Los Blancos’ advantage.
In the 76th minute, Xavi passed the ball to Ibrahim Afellay. Afellay deceived Marcelo on the right wing and made a quick pass into the box area. Lionel Messi overcomes the Barcelona defense to put the ball into the net.
By the 87th minute, Real Madrid was using all its strength to attack in search of an equalizer. At a crucial moment, Leo suddenly took the ball from Sergio Busquets near the center line and bypassed the entire Real Madrid defense to shoot the ball into the left corner of the net.
Barcelona won the match 2-0 and won their fourth Champions League trophy under the guidance of Pep Guardiola . The other goal that Lionel Messi mentioned was Argentina’s goal in the 108th minute in the 2022 World Cup final against France. After regular time ended with a score of 2-2, Argentina attacked strongly in extra time when Gonzalo Montiel passed the ball to Lautaro Martinez.
With a back heel, Martinez passed the ball to the advancing Messi. The ball was then pushed into the area after several short passes between Messi, Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez.
Hugo Lloris blocked Martinez’s shot but the ball bounced off and fell to Lionel Messi, who finished successfully. France equalized again thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s penalty (118th minute). However, Argentina won 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Lionel Messi also won the Golden Ball at the 2022 World Cup.
