Messi tops European top 5 leagues for most free-kick goals in last five seasons, Ronaldo not even on the list

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.