Football

Messi brings up 700 with Panenka penalty

July 1, 2020 6:12 am

Lionel Messi scored the 700th goal of his career with a ‘Panenka’ penalty in Barcelona’s La Liga game with Atletico Madrid where the match ended in a two-all draw.

The Spanish giants’ all-time top scorer hit the landmark goal for club and country by gently chipping the ball into the net as Jan Oblak dived the wrong way.

The goal put Barcelona 2-1 up in their crunch game at the top of the table.

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It is the Argentina star’s 630th goal in his 724th appearance for the club.


[Source: BBC]