Messi · Goal 700
Lionel Messi Scores Career Goal 700
Lionel Messi reached 700 career goals with a Panenka penalty in Barcelona's 2–2 La Liga draw against Atlético Madrid in June 2020.
Final score
2 - 2
Match facts
- Player
- Messi
- Match date
- 2020-06-30
- Team
- Barcelona
- Opponent
- Atletico Madrid
- Score
- 2 - 2
- Competition
- La Liga
- Age at match
- 33 years, 6 days
Goal details
- Goal type
- Penalty
- Body part
- Left foot
Story and significance
On June 30, 2020, Lionel Messi scored the 700th goal of his senior career as Barcelona hosted Atlético Madrid in La Liga. The milestone came from the penalty spot during the second half at Camp Nou.
Messi waited for goalkeeper Jan Oblak to commit and then lifted a Panenka-style penalty into the center of the net. The goal put Barcelona 2–1 ahead and took Messi to 630 goals for the club alongside 70 for Argentina.
Atlético later equalized from another penalty, and the match ended 2–2. The dropped points complicated Barcelona's title challenge, but Messi joined a small group of players credited with reaching the 700-goal mark.