Leo Messi - the 'Final' goalscorer

Leo Messi - the 'Final' goalscorer

Following his goal against River Plate on Sunday in Yokohama in the Club World Cup final, the Argentine now has 24 goals in 28 finals with FC Barcelona

Cometh the hour, cometh the man they say. That is certainly true of Leo Messi since his very first final in a Barça shirt, the 2006 Spanish Super Cup against Espanyol in which curiously he did not find the net. From that day forwards, however, Messi has played in 28 different finals, and has scored 24 goals in those games, the most recent of which being the Club World Cup final against River Plate in Yokohama. Messi opened the scoring in that game, setting Barça on their way to a 3-0 victory and their third win in the competition. On a personal level, the Barça number ‘10’ is now tied with Andrés Iniesta on 26 as the blaugrana who has won most trophies.

There have been plenty of other highlights in the Argentine’s career habit of scoring goals in finals. Who could forget his two goals against Manchester United in the Champions League finals of 2009 and 2011, nor his famous strike his chest to give Barça an extra-time winner against Estudiantes in the 2009 FIFA World Club Cup final.

Below we have put together a list of all Leo Messi’s ‘Finals’ and goals:

SEASON

DATE

COMPETITION

OPPONENT

GOALS

2006/07

17-20/08/06

Spanish Super Cup

Espanyol

0

2006/07

25/08/06

European Super Cup

Sevilla

0

2008/09

13/05/09

Spanish Cup

Athletic Club

1

2008/09

27/05/09

Champions League

Manchester United

1

2009/10

23/08/09

Spanish Super Cup

Athletic Club

2

2009/10

28/08/09

European Super Cup

Shakhtar Donetsk

0

2009/10

19/12/09

Club World Cup

Estudiantes

1

2010/11

14-21/08/10

Spanish Super Cup

Sevilla

3

2010/11

20/04/11

Spanish Cup

Real Madrid

0

2010/11

28/05/11

Champions League

Manchester United

1

2011/12

14-17/08/11

Spanish Super Cup

Real Madrid

3

2011/12

26/08/11

European Super Cup

Porto

1

2011/12

18/12/11

Club World Cup

Santos

2

2011/12

25/05/12

Spanish Cup

Athletic Club

1

2012/13

2-15/09/12

Spanish Super Cup

Real Madrid

2

2013/14

21-28/08/13

Spanish Super Cup

Atlético Madrid

0

2013/14

16/04/14

Spanish Cup

Real Madrid

0

2014/15

30/05/15

Spanish Cup

Athletic Club

2

2014/15

6/6/15

Champions League

Juventus

0

2015/16

11/8/15

European Super Cup

Sevilla

2

2015/16

14-17/8/15

Spanish Super Cup

Athletic Club

1

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