Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Free-kick maestro Messi equals Koeman mark at Barcelona (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Barcelona v Espanyol - Spanish Liga BBVA - Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona, Spain - 8/05/16 Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates a goal which later disallowed. REUTERS/Albert Gea

By Adriana Garcia VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Almost everything Lionel Messi does looks effortless but the Barcelona forward insists a lot of practice goes into trying to perfect the free-kicks which have contributed a sizeable chunk of his goals this season. The 28-year-old Argentine has scored seven goals from direct free-kicks in this year's La Liga, the latest in Sunday's 5-0 triumph over Espanyol. Messi now has 23 goals from free-kicks in his career at the club, equaling the previous record of former Barcelona star Ronald Koeman.


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