{"id":18303,"date":"2018-08-07T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T00:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=18303"},"modified":"2018-08-07T20:35:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T00:35:16","slug":"lionel-messi-goals-barcelona-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2018\/08\/07\/lionel-messi-goals-barcelona-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking Lionel Messi Top 5 Goals last European season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Editorial (August 7, 2018)<\/strong> &#8211; No one can wait for any longer to watch the best players on the planet in the next European football season.<\/p>\n<h2>Ranking Lionel Messi Top 5 Goals last European season<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, the Argentinean Lionel Messi is among the top three in fans list every weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona star closed the last season as the best goalscorer in Europe with 45 goals and he netted against\u00a0teams he never hurt before in his career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/2018\/07\/02\/messi-argentina-world-cup-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The five-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner<\/a>, as usual, left some outstanding goals last season that easily will be in his all-time best, but five of them stood out the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona will begin their\u00a0run this season on August 18 facing off Alaves. It will mark Messi&#8217;s 16th season as a professional player.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the five best Messi goals in the 2017\/18 season:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Vs Real Madrid<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ElCl\u00e1sico - Gol de Messi (2-1) FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bWvef6IpkzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8221;La Pulga&#8221; put Barcelona 2-1 ahead in El Clasico this year after dribbling Casemiro and shooting the ball on the only spot available to beat goalkeeper Keylor Navas.<\/p>\n<p>The game ended in a 2-2 draw and Barcelona took one point on their way to La Liga title.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Between the legs vs Chelsea\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionel Messi scores through Thibaut Courtois&#039; legs twice in Barcelona&#039;s 3-0 win vs Chelsea | ESPN FC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LbTjr4C9gPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He did it twice.<\/p>\n<p>Messi scored two goals between the leg of Chelsea&#8217;s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the second leg of 2017\/18 UEFA Champions League Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian not only sent his team to the quarter-finals, but he also broke a nine scoreless match against Chelsea in the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it was Messi 100th goal in Europe&#8217;s top club competition.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. First time against Buffon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionel Messi Goal vs Juventus  \u25cf First Goal vs Buffon 09\/12\/2017 | HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2Fw-tBq7Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Juventus was one of those few teams Messi\u00a0couldn&#8217;t have damaged before.<\/p>\n<p>However, as it was with Chelsea, the Italian club suffered the lethal attacking from the Argentinean last season.<\/p>\n<p>Messi beat Gianluigi Buffon for the first time in his career in last year&#8217;s UEFA Champions League Group Stage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Vs Girona<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionel Messi Amazing Goal Vs Girona | La Liga 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAP9hj-kYew?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another Messi classy goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona\u00a0star dribbled Girona&#8217;s\u00a0defense and put the ball inside the net.<\/p>\n<p>Messi\u00a0scored twice as the Catalan squad trashed out Girona 6-1 in La Liga 25th game day.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Freekick vs Real Sociedad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionel Messi STUNNING Free Kick Goal vs Real Sociedad HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zjvqzjf5CKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Argentinean scored one of his priceless goals via freekick vs Real Sociedad in La Liga 19th match day.<\/p>\n<p>He shot the ball above the wall and the paralyzing goalkeeper just saw how the ball crossed the goal line.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of the seventh direct freekick goals the 31-year-old scored last season.<\/p>\n<h3>BONUS: The Miracle against Ecuador<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/uM1tBbOJXPo<\/p>\n<p>It was not in the European season, but Messi shined in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>La Pulga delivered a Hat-trick in the last matchday against Ecuador to rescue Argentina and send his country to the 2018 Russia World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Especially, the third goal was out of mind as Messi brought hope to the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the Argentinians World Cup run finished after a heartbreak 4-3 defeat to the eventual champions France.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hsI6-j0zSr9bapimL6L1tg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/968971912\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hsI6-j0zSr9bapimL6L1tg',sig:'_jbhmLLk3yhzE-K0OPHKEbCAszgIeSdQrAOF_usSWfo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'968971912',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial (August 7, 2018) &#8211; No one can wait for any longer to watch the best players on the planet in the next European football season. 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