Lionel Messi scores another free kick, gets to 599 goals
El delantero adelantó al FC Barcelona con un magistral golpeo de balón que terminó colándose por la escuadra / | LALIGA
The Argentine forward has bagged four free kick goals in 2018
Lionel Messi opened the scoring against Las Palmas with his fifth free-kick goal of the season in all competitions, with a rocket of an effort from just in front of the box in the 21st minute of the 1-1 draw.
It was his first goal at Gran Canaria stadium, and the 599th goal of his career. 538 have come with Barca, and 61 with Argentina.
Messi scored a free-kick against Girona last weekend and added another here, and it's Barcelona's seventh goal from outside the box this season.
He also equalled his personal record of free-kicks in La Liga - 4 - which he got in 2015-16.
Compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi has scored 22 free-kick goals from 290 efforts (7.59 per cent accuracy), while Ronaldo has 19 in 308 efforts (6.17 per cent).
