Messi goals that would have been part 3

It's time for part 3 of this series. There are still many great goals that could have been from Messi, so let's get right into them.

The first one has to be his recent attempt against Atlético Madrid in La Liga. He ran from the halfway line to the box, dribbling past some players, but his shot went slightly past the goal unfortunately.

Next up there's his attempt against Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the R16 of the 2011/12 UCL season. There, he made a good run into the box and nutmegged a player before chipping the goalkeeper, a shot which went to the post then out.

The 3rd play we'll be seeing was against Atlético Madrid in the 2008/09 La Liga season away. He made an amazing run to the box and made a powerful shot on goal but it struck the crossbar.

This one is perhaps one of his best goals that didn't end in the back of the net. Against Espanyol at home in the 2016/17 La Liga season, he got a ball from Iniesta, he dribbled past 4 players, and with 4 players pressuring him, shot on target. It was saved by the goalkeeper, but Suárez scored on the rebound.

And last but not least, there's this play against Alavés away in the 2019/20 La Liga season. He sidestepped a player and made a powerful shot on goal, but it unfortunately hit the post.

That was all for this part, so as always, I hope you liked this entry and I'll see you in the next blog.

Messi goals that would have been part 2

It's time to make part 2 of this series, showing even more amazing goals that were almost scored by Messi. There's a plethora of these plays so it will probably be very long, so without further ado, let's get into some more would-have-been goals.

The first one we'll be seeing in this entry happened against Levante in the 2010-11 La Liga season. He made a great solo effort, dribbling past some players and getting into the box, but his shot unfortunately hit the post.

Not long after, in September of 2011, he played against Nigeria in a friendly. In that game, he stole a ball from a rival in the halfway line and ran to the box, dribbling past some players in between, and shot on target, which the keeper saved, but Di María scored in the rebound.

Next up is a game against Las Palmas at home in the 2016-17 La Liga season. Once again, Messi came close to scoring an Olympic goal, but it was saved by the keeper near the goal-line.

In 2012, Messi played a qualifier game for the 2014 World Cup against Uruguay at home. He made a great run, getting past some players and shooting the ball over the keeper, but it hit the crossbar and went out.

And last but not least, in a game against Viktoria Plzen at home in the 2010-11 Champions League season, he made a run to the box dribbling past a player and going past 2 players on the floor. He finished the play with a chip shot which unfortunately hit the post and went to a goal kick.

That's all for the 2nd part. I hope you liked this entry, and as always, I'll see you in the next blog.

Messi goals that would have been part 1

Even though Messi has over 700 goals in his career, with numerous of those goals being wonderful, there are still dozens of amazing goals that would have been for Messi. This is what this series will be about, so without further ado, let's look at them.

The 1st "would have been" goal we'll be seeing in this series happened at Camp Nou against Atlético Madrid in the 2008/09 season. He made a great run from the halfway line, going all the way to the box and chipping the goalkeeper, but the shot went just wide.

Next up is his recent game against Real Madrid at the Di Stéfano stadium. He shot straight from the corner and it almost went in, but as everyone looked in shock, the ball went to the crossbar and bounced off what would have been Messi's first Olympic goal.

Continuing with almost Olympics goals, Messi once again came close against Sevilla at home in the 2015-16 La Liga season. His shot went to the near post, but it hit the post and it bounced off to Suárez, who hit the bar and couldn't convert the chance either.

Now we go forward to the 2016-17 season, specifically in the Copa del Rey semi-finals against Atlético Madrid at home, where he shot a great free-kick but once again the crossbar denied his chance. That would have certainly been one of Messi's best free-kick goals.

And last but not least, there's his solo goal attempt against Athletic Club in the 2011-12 seasons, starting his run from behind the halfway line and going all the way to the box, but Iraizoz saved his shot, unfortunately.

That's all for the first part of this new series. I hope you liked this, and as always, I'll see you in the next blog.