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#3 564 minutes (Apr '07 - May '07)
Unlike the previous entries, this goalscoring drought of Messi included only La Liga games. He went six top-flight games without scoring. But he was only 19 back then, and still making his mark on the world stage.
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Almost a month after his famous hat-trick in the El Clasico against Real Madrid, Messi endured a goalscoring drought. The Argentine ace went 564 minutes without finding the back of the net.
During the season, Messi scored a wonder goal against Getafe, displaying a lethal combination of pace, power, control and composure belying a teenager.
Messi's barren run finally ended with a brace against Atletico Madrid in a 6-0 rout. He would end the season with 17 league strikes - a decent haul for a teenager.
#2 757 minutes (Nov '07 - Feb '08)
Later that same year (2007), Messi endured another dry spell in front of the net. This time, it was a much longer one, as he went eight consecutive La Liga games spanning three months without scoring.
During this period, Messi endured a hamstring injury, leading him to miss three more games, including the 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico. It is the longest number of games he has gone without a goal in La Liga.
#1 816 minutes (Oct '06 - Mar '07)
Messi scored 14 La Liga goals in 26 games despite suffering a horrific metatarsal fracture and a dip in form either side of the injury. That was a testament to his prodigious qualities.
That dip lasted seven top-flight games, starting in the 2-0 loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico. It also ended against Madrid in the second Clasico of the season. Messi scored his first hat-trick against the Merengues, the first of his career, as he announced his return to form in some style.
Messi would end the season with 17 goals across competitions
