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    Watch Lionel Messi's Best Ever Free-Kicks

    Lionel Messi scored direct from a free-kick on Saturday night as an Argentina XI lost 7-5 to Newell's Old Boys in a testimonial game for Maxi Rodriguez.

    Fans in Rosario were thrilled by Messi's fine finish but probably not surprised.

    After all, Messi has scored SIXTY-TWO goals direct from free-kicks during his remarkable career.

    Check out some of his best set-piece strikes below.

    Lionel Messi's Top 22 Free-Kick Goals

    1. BARCELONA vs Atletico Madrid, 2008

    2. Dynamo Kyiv vs BARCELONA, 2009

    3. Atletico Madrid vs BARCELONA, 2011

    4. BARCELONA vs Real Madrid, 2012

    5. Granada vs BARCELONA, 2013

    6. BARCELONA vs Real Betis, 2013

    7. BARCELONA vs Ajax, 2013

    8. Nigeria vs ARGENTINA, 2014

    9. United States vs ARGENTINA, 2016

    10. ARGENTINA vs Colombia, 2016

    11. Villarreal vs BARCELONA, 2017

    12. BARCELONA vs Alaves, 2018

    13. BARCELONA vs Atletico Madrid, 2018

    14. Real Betis vs BARCELONA, 2019

    15. BARCELONA vs Espanyol, 2019

    16. Villarreal vs BARCELONA, 2019

    17. BARCELONA vs Liverpool, 2019

    18. Valencia vs BARCELONA, 2021

    19. ARGENTINA vs Chile, 2021

    20. PSG vs Nice, 2022

    21. PSG vs Lille, 2023

    22. ARGENTINA vs Panama, 2023

    Lionel Messi pictured shooting to score direct from a free-kick during Argentina's 2-0 win over Panama in March 2023

    Lionel Messi pictured shooting to score direct from a free-kick during Argentina's 2-0 win over Panama in March 2023

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