Argentine star Lionel Messi ended his journey with Barcelona after a career that spanned 21 years in which he broke all records and crowned all possible titles.
Messi spent his entire professional career in Barcelona, where he joined the club at the age of 13 and scored 672 goals in 778 games in all competitions since his first match in 2003.
Messi's arrival in the net was linked to a famous celebration that accompanied most of his goals, when he raised his hands to the sky after each goal.
However, the "Bulga" march witnessed a number of different celebrations, which painted paintings that will remain immortal in the memories of the Catalan club's fans.
The website "Sportskeeda" collected 5 of the most legendary celebrations of the Argentine star:
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Messi put the ball in the top corner of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker's goal, to score a special goal in Barcelona's victory over the English club 3-0 in the first leg of the 2019 Champions League semi-final.
Messi took off after scoring the goal and unleashed great joy.
Lionel Messi's free-kick against Liverpool has been nominated for UEFA Goal of the season 🤩
Can anything beat it?
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pic.twitter.com/MQ59vbLade
— Goal (@goal) July 28, 2019
However, this joy turned to heartbreak in the second leg after Liverpool's famous "Remontada" and its qualification to the final.
The MSN trio
In the 2014-2015 season, the legendary Barcelona trio "MSN", consisting of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, scored 122 goals.
Messi, Neymar and Suarez's historic celebration (Reuters)
During that season, the famous celebration shot that brought the trio together running on the goal line with their arms on each other's shoulders appeared, after the Argentine star scored the third goal against Atletico Madrid, which raised the score to 3-1 in favor of Barcelona, during a La Liga match.
shoes and kiss
In the meeting between Barcelona and Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final, Messi scored a rare goal with a header, and led his team to a 3-0 victory and achieve the most expensive European title.
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 16, 2019
During the shot, Messi's shoe was taken off by chance while he was running, so he carried him running to celebrate the distinguished goal, so that the picture of the celebration of that kiss on his shoes was one of the most famous pictures of the Argentine star with Barcelona.
Maradona's memory
Messi chose a distinctive way to honor the legend Diego Maradona, who passed away last year, as Messi celebrated after scoring a goal against Osasuna in the Spanish League, wearing the Maradona shirt - which was worn by the late legend with the Argentine club Young Allud Boys.
Lionel Messi celebrates his goal by unveiling a special Newell's Old Boys shirt 🇦🇷
In memory of Diego Armando Maradona ❤️pic.twitter.com/nhWPycHCO8
— Goal (@goal) November 29, 2020
This celebration cost Messi a fine of 600 euros, after the Spanish Football Association considered what the Argentine star had done in violation of the laws of the competition.
classico shirt
This famous shot came during the El Clasico match in the Spanish League for the 2016-2017 season, where Messi scored the winning goal for Barcelona in the last moments after everyone thought that the match would end in a 2-2 draw.
⚽️ #ElClásico is coming...
👍 We're ready!
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 19, 2017
After scoring the goal, Messi ran towards the fans, took off his shirt, and raised it towards the Real Madrid fans in their stronghold at the Santiago Bernabeu.