Messi's milestone goals

With over 700 goals to his name, Messi has not only had the privilege to hit the 100-goal milestone, but reached it 6 more times as well afterward, an unbelievable achievement. In this entry, I'll analyze all of his milestone goals (and a bonus one) from 1st to 700th. Without further ado, let's look at the goals.

His first goal in his professional career was against Albacete in the 2004/05 La Liga season. After getting a goal wrongfully canceled for a non-existent offside, Messi received a good pass from Ronaldinho which he converted with a great chip. A marvelous start for his goalscoring reputation.

His 100th goal came more than 4 years later in the 2009/10 Champions League season against Dynamo Kyiv, where he hit a shot to the near post with a difficult angle but nailing it nonetheless. He was able to reach 100 goals before the end of the 2000s.

Less than 2 years later, he scored his 200th goal against Real Madrid in the 2011 Spanish Super Cup. After scoring a memorable goal in the first half (his 199th), his 200th goal came near the end of the game when he passed the ball to Adriano, received a cross from him and volleyed the ball inside the net, sealing the tie 5-4 as well and winning Barcelona the trophy.

A little over a year later, in October 2012, Messi scored his 300th goal against Rayo Vallecano with a powerful strike to the top angle. He later scored his 301st goal too.

His 400th goal was against Granada on September 2014, receiving a good cross which he converted with a header close to the goal. He would later score his 401st goal that same game too.

His 500th goal came against Valencia on April 2016, with a great pass to Jordi Alba being received back in the penalty spot and converting the shot.

Almost two years later, he scored his best milestone goal yet with an amazing free kick against Atlético Madrid in La Liga. Also, Atlético Madrid was just 5 points behind them in the league title charge, and with that 1-0 win Barcelona practically consolidated their league title.

Finally, he scored his 700th goal against Atlético Madrid once again two years later, this time with a panenka penalty. This has been his last 100 goal milestone so far.

As a bonus, there's his 1000 goal milestone that he technically reached against Levante in January of 2018 (counting his goals at Newell's, Barcelona's academy, friendlies, etc), where he made a great pass to Alba, who gave it back to Messi, and he made a great volley that ended in the far bottom corner of the goal.

Clearly, we're witnessing the best and greatest goalscorer of all times, and perhaps he'll even reach the 800-goal milestone as well. But until then, see you in the next blog.