Lionel Messi will always remember one strike in his incredible streak of 848 goals.

Argentine icon Lionel Messi made a surprising choice when asked which was his favorite goal among his 848 goals, which was the goal that made big rival Real Madrid face off against Barcelona.

With an incredible career, Lionel Messi is considered the greatest player of all time. Now, Messi has chosen the moment against Real Madrid as the highlight of his illustrious career.

Lionel Messi’s effective touch in front of goal and his brilliance for both club and Argentina’s national team mean that his legacy to the world of football will always endure. Quickly becoming Barcelona’s talisman after his debut in 2005, Messi spent most of his career at the Nou Camp. By the time of his departure in 2021, Messi had scored a staggering 672 goals for the Camp Nou team, while also winning all the trophies possible.

After two years with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi moved to Inter Miami of the MLS tournament. Messi has scored a total of 848 goals so far. Although Messi has scored in the Champions League finals for Barcelona and the World Cup final in 2022, it turns out that none of these strikes were Messi’s favorite.

In fact, the goal that 36-year-old Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is most proud of is a typical solo goal, helping him defeat 4 Real Madrid players before scoring right at the Santiago Bernabeu sanctuary of his rival.

The goal in question was in the 2011 Champions League semi-final, when Lionel Messi almost single-handedly defeated Los Blancos with a masterful performance. After breaking the deadlock in the 76th minute, Messi dribbled past Lassana Diarra, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol and Marcelo before beating Iker Casillas to score against Real Madrid.

At that time, Barcelona and Real Madrid were fighting for dominance in La Liga and Europe. The classic confrontations between opposing coaches Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are also reaching their climax. Messi’s goal helped Barcelona defeat Real Madrid to reach the Champions League final at Wembley, where Barcelona finally defeated Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United 3-1 to win the championship.

Explaining why he chose it as the most important and impressive goal of his career, Lionel Messi said in France Football magazine: “Well, I always say that special goals are important. I scored in Champions League final, scoring in the World Cup final…

But one goal that I always remember and that had meaning was the goal against Real Madrid, who we beat 2-0 in the Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu. I think the most important goals are always… the most important. But one thing, I will always remember one of those goals (the goal against Real Madrid).”

However, Lionel Messi’s days of terrorizing defenses in Europe are now over as the Argentine icon has confirmed this. Speaking to French news agency L’Equipe after moving to Inter Miami, Lionel Messi admitted: “Thank God I had an extraordinary career in Europe and won everything I dreamed of.

Now that I’ve decided to go to America, I don’t think I’ll come back to compete in Europe. I could have gone back, but it wasn’t like that. Something similar to what happened in 2021. It was very similar to me having to go to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021. I was thinking about returning to Barca, about my life there, about retire there like I always wanted, but that was not possible.”