Celebrating 500 – Lionel Messi’s 10 greatest goals for Barcelona

7. MESSI VS ATELETICO MADRID (2012)

This free-kick goal is an absolute screamer, in the truest sense of that word.  It caught Courtouis and the rest of the Ateletico defence by surprise and in my opinion, it got the whole Barca team including Messi by surprise as well. Nonetheless, there is no doubting the quality of the goal and the sublime nature of the attempt.