Lionel Messi’s ‘trick’ in the Inter Miami free kick goal has made him popular on Tik Tok.

Inter Miami has advanced to the League Cup quarterfinals, thanks to Lionel Messi's impressive performance. Messi scored seven goals in four games, including a brilliant goal against FC Dallas. The incident involved Messi moving the ball to the left five times to obtain the ideal perspective, despite the infraction being not ideal.

Syed

August 12, 2023

Inter Miami has advanced to the League Cup quarterfinals already, and Lionel Messi, the team’s star player and franchise player from Argentina, is largely responsible for this accomplishment.

He has set a Major League Soccer record by tallying seven goals in only four games for his new team.

The most recent of these occurred against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium on Sunday in the round of 16 of the game featuring all MLS and Liga MX clubs with just seconds left and the score at 4-3.

Lionel Messi’s brilliant goal-scoring maneuver against FC Dallas
The situation appeared ideal for the “Pulga” to score again from a free kick since Inter Miami had a free kick down the right side in a place that would be great for a left-footed taker.
However, a video that has gone viral on social media shows the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star moving the ball to the left five times in an effort to obtain the ideal perspective because the spot where the infraction happened was not ideal.

This video of Lionel Messi slowly and sneakily moving the ball a few feet to the left so he has a better angle on his free kick is a good reminder that even the world's best athletes are constantly looking for an edge.pic.twitter.com/0WH9Jv9Pup

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) August 8, 2023

Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

Inter Miami

Forwarder, Midfielder

Argentina

Age: 37

170 cm

72 kg

Season 2024

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Played 12 13 Missed

Minutes 1034 86.2 Avg

Goals 12 1.0 Avg

Assist 10 0.8 Avg

Attempt 55 4.6 Avg

Passes 581 48.475.5% AvgSucc

Yellow 0 0.0 Avg

Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 32 times for 2842 minutes for Ligue 1.

Lionel Messi scored 15 goals for Paris Saint Germain. He procured 16 assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Ligue 1. In the last match Paris Saint Germain won 3-0 against Jeonbuk Motors. The next match in Ligue 1 will be against Lorient.