Messi finished the 2013/2014 season with 28 goals and 11 assists in La Liga. This delicious lob against Rayo Vallecano is one of our favourites
All eyes were on Messi at the World Cup and he delivered in Argentina’s first group game, scoring this beautiful solo goal against Bosnia
He delivered in the second group game as well with a brilliant stoppage-time winner against Iran
And he delivered in the third group game with a double in the 3-2 win over Nigeria, including this tasty free-kick
Even when he wasn’t scoring he was still delivering, like when he set up Angel di Maria for the winner against Switzerland in extra-time
He won the Golden Ball as the World Cup’s best player — though plenty of people disagreed with the decision
A whole host of records fell at the end of the year. The second of his three goals against Sevilla made him the top scorer in La Liga history, taking him past Telmo Zarra
Then it was on to Europe where he scored a hat-trick against APOEL to move past Raul and set a new record for the most Champions League goals
Remarkably, he scored another hat-trick against Espanyol in early December – his third in four games
