Check out the list of outstanding records that seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi owns and the ones he’s broken list
Lionel Messi is only 11 goals away from breaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League all-time scoring record. PSG defeated Maccabi Haifa 7-2 on Tuesday, with Messi scoring twice. Lionel Messi currently has 129 goals in the Champions League. Only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored more than 100 goals in UEFA club tournaments. Let’s take a look at some of the records Lionel Messi owns for club and country.
Lionel Messi Champions League Records Broken List, Stats And Goals
Lionel Messi Records
At 35, Lionel Messi is now the oldest player in Champions League history to score twice and assist twice in a game 🌟 pic.twitter.com/1f8jxXvqqZ
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 26, 2022
Club Records
80 goals in the UEFA Champions League group stage (71 for Barcelona)
The most goals in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29.
The club with the most UEFA Champions League goals: 120. (Barcelona)
Most goals scored in consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons: 18
The club with the most UEFA club competition goals: 123. (Barcelona)
The most Ballon d’Or awards: seven
474 Liga goals have been scored.
50 goals in a single Liga season (2011/12).
Most objectives achieved in a calendar year: 79 (2012 – or 91 including goals for Argentina)
Most hat-tricks in Liga: 36
Ten Liga championships have been won by international players.
Six ESM Golden Shoes
National Team Records
Most Argentina caps: 162
Most Argentina goals: 86
Most goals for South American nations: 86
Youngest Argentinian to score at a World Cup: 18 years 357 days
Lionel Messi breaks Pele’s assist and goal record
Messi doing Messi things. 🏆❤💙 pic.twitter.com/kbKZMeATx7
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 25, 2022
Lionel Messi had two goals and two assists to aid Paris Saint-Germain to a 7-2 victory on the night. The victory secured the French giants’ participation in the competition’s knockout phase. Messi became the first player in Europe’s top five divisions to have over 10 goals and ten assists in all competitions after his performance against Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, that was not the only achievement he made that night. Messi has now broken Pele’s record for most goals and assists combined. Throughout his glittering career, the Brazilian icon was involved in 1,126 goals.
Messi, on the other hand, has already exceeded that record, with four goals against Shakhtar Donetsk bringing his total to 1,127. Furthermore, at the age of 35, Messi has become the oldest player in Champions League history to record two goals and two assists in a single game.