FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has scored a free-kick in three successive LaLiga games for the first time in his career, and also extended his own record over Cristiano Ronaldo along the way.
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The Argentine scored his side's only goal in the Blaugrana's 1-0 win over second-placed Atletico Madrid on the weekend.
Messi beat Atleti shot-stopper Jan Oblak with another superb set-piece goal, and it was, overall, Messi's 24th free-kick goal in LaLiga, as MessiStats_ pointed out.
The 30-year-old has now scored a direct free-kick in three consecutive LaLiga games after netting against Girona, Las Palmas and now Atletico.
3 - Messi has scored one direct free kick in three consecutive La Liga games for the first time in his career. Laser. pic.twitter.com/azJNVBswoz
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Sunday's strike was Messi's sixth free-kick goal from 63 attempts this season, according to Marca. This means that he has an impressive conversion rate of 9.5%.
After overtaking longstanding rival Ronaldo in January, Messi has now scored 24 free-kicks in LaLiga – four more than any other player in the Spanish top flight since the data was first recorded in 1993/94.
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Overall, Messi has now scored 24 goals in 27 LaLiga games this season, and 32 in 41 games across all competitions.
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