Lionel Messi has been regarded as the GOAT of football. It’s normal to see Messi break records and set new standards week in and week out. But did you know about this insane stat of Messi which is highly underrated? Let’s have a look:
The Crazy Stat
📌Real Madrid’s Legendary Goal Keeper, Iker Casillas has played over 1069 professional football matches.
📌But he has conceded only 2 Free-Kick goals in his entire career.
📌Do you know who did that? Well it’s obvious “The GOAT Lionel Messi”
📌The Craziest Part is Messi scored both in the same season in back-to-back El Classicos.
To be honest, rather than being an achievement for Messi, it’s a pretty big thing for Iker. Messi should’ve sent 2 extra Budweiser bottles for this.
Details
During the peak period of El Classico Rivalry in 2012, Messi managed to score two direct free-kick goals against Iker Casillas in back-to-back matches.