The Barcelona superstar netted his 21st direct free-kick in league play on Sunday to give his side a late victory against Alaves
Lionel Messi's late strike against Alaves on Sunday gave Barcelona the 2-1 win, and also gave the Argentine the advantage over Cristiano Ronaldo in La Liga free-kick goals.
With Sunday's game deadlocked in the 84th minute, Messi curled home a dead-ball effort to earn a victory for the league leaders at the Camp Nou.
It was Messi's 21st career direct free-kick goal in La Liga, giving the Argentine the most of any player since Opta began collecting data in 2003-2004
Messi and Real Madrid star Ronaldo went into the mach deadlocked at 20, but the late winner against Alaves saw the Argentine put his nose in front.
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