Messi leads European top 5 leagues for most free-kick goals in last five seasons
The Argentine has extended his lead by another free-kick goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over Athletic. 16/17
Lionel Messi has scored 21 free-kick goals for Barcelona in La Liga since the start of the 2016/17 season.
No other player in European top five leagues has been at least half as good as the Argentine in that regard in the last five campaigns.
Most free-kick goals in Europe's top 5 leagues since the start of 2016/17, as per ESPN:
Lionel Messi - 21
Aleksandar Kolarov - 8
James Ward-Prowse - 8
Paulo Dybala - 7
Iago Aspas - 7
Simone Verdi - 6
Dani Parejo - 6
Nabil Fekir - 6
Enis Bardhi - 6
Leo scored his latest free-kick beauty to help the Catalans defeat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on Sunday.