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Messi surpasses Koeman as Barcelona's free-kick king

Reuters

Step aside, Ronald Koeman. Lionel Messi stands alone.

The unrivalled Argentine megastar scored the 27th free-kick goal of his superlative Barcelona career on Saturday, surpassing the Dutchman as the club's all-time leader in the category.

It wasn't his best effort - the tally was more a product of Gorka Iraizoz's error than anything else - but the record is now Messi's nonetheless.

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