Last update on.From European FootballIt seems that Lionel Messi's time in Barcelona is over.Argentina's captain, the record scorer for Barcelona with 672 goals, has won 10 La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues, and the Copa del Rey seven more times. He also claimed the Ballon d'Or a record six times.He is now an unrestricted agent, as Barcelona stated that they couldn't afford to offer him a new contract under La Liga's financial fair playing rules.What is a potential new team, perhaps Paris St-Germain? Here are 10 of his most memorable moments from Barcelona.Messi's first hat trickBarcelona 3-3 Real Madrid, 10 March 2007The biggest fixture in football was Messi's first career goal-trick. Barca's teenager scored all three of the goals in a 2007 Clasico, his first at Nou Camp. It also included a stunning last-minute finish after beating two defenders.He was undoubtedly a household name at this point.The greatest goal of Messi?Barcelona 5-2 Getafe, 18 April 2007The goal Messi scored in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg 14-years ago is arguably his best strike.Messi scored a goal that was very similar to Diego Maradona's non-handball goal for Argentina against England at the 1986 World Cup. He picked up the ball in his own half and beat five defenders before he went around the goalkeeper before scoring.Messi's Champions League final goalBarcelona 2-0 Manchester United, 27 May 2009It is hard to believe that Messi was once questioned about his ability to play against English clubs in Europe. Before the 2009 final, he had not scored in 10 Champions League matches against English teams.There were no doubts when Messi rose to the top of the box to take Xavi's cross home in his Champions League final - the first game billed "Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo".He would win another victory over United two years later - his third Champions League winner's medal.Messi hits four past ArsenalBarcelona 4-1 Arsenal, 6 April 2010For the first time ever in his career, Messi scored four goals as Arsenal lost to him in the Champions League quarter-final 2010. His hat-trick, which he scored against Manuel Almunia, was the best.His five goals against Bayer Leverkusen, in a 7-1 win over the last 16 years later, is worthy of an honorable mention.With 120 points, he is second in Champions League history behind Cristiano Ronaldo.Messi breaks Barcelona scoring recordBarcelona 5-3 Granada, 20 March 2012Barcelona's 24-year-old goal scoring record was broken by Messi with a hat trick.With his first goal against Granada, he equalled Cesar Rodriguez’s record of 232 goals. He broke the record with his second and extended it with the third.Messi scored 91 goals in one yearReal Valladolid 1-3 Barcelona, 22 December 2012Despite the incredible goalscoring feats of Ronaldo and Messi, the record-breaking 2012 year for Argentina seems unlikely - 91 goals in the calendar.In a total of 69 matches, he scored 79 goals for Barcelona as well as 12 for Argentina.This was enough to win Messi an unprecedented fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or – even though he won the Copa del Rey 2012 for all of those goals.Messi breaks La Liga scoring recordBarcelona 5-1 Sevilla, 22 November 2014Another goal scoring record was broken, and another hat trick to go with it.With a free kick, Messi equaled Telmo Zarra's 251 goal record. Then, he broke it and extended it with another.Messi now has 474 La Liga goals. This is more than 200 more than the old record and more than 150 more than Ronaldo, who was at 311 when he left Real Madrid to join Juventus.Messi's 500th Barcelona goal comes in El ClasicoReal Madrid 2-3 Barcelona - 23 April 2017Sometimes, a goal seems almost too perfect. This was one such case. Messi scored an injury-time goal in 2017 against Real, scoring a shot from the area's edge. It was Messi's 500th Barcelona goal, and an El Clasico winner. They were at the top of the table. Real would win the league.He also pulled out an iconic celebration by taking off his shirt so that the Bernabeu faithful could see him name.Messi wins sixth Ballon d'OrParis, 2 Dec 2019,After scoring 54 goals for country and club in 2018,-19, Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or – a record – in December 2019.This was his second appearance since 2012, the other being in 2015.While accepting the award, he stated that he still had beautiful years ahead of him.Covid still holds the Ballon d'Or award for this award.Messi breaks Pele scoring recordReal Valladolid 0-3 Barcelona, 22 December 2020Messi was able to score 38 goals for Barcelona, despite initially leaving the club in June.Just before Christmas, he scored his 644th goal for Barcelona in a win against Real Valladolid to break Pele’s record for most goals for one club (643 for Santos).Since then, he has increased that record to 672.
