The Argentine star player was substituted in the second half of the game against Benfica and just when he was about to beat Muller’s record, an injury caused him to leave the pitch on a stretcher.
The Argentinean star player, Lionel Messi, injured his left knee during the game against the Portuguese giants, Benfica.
Tito Vilanova fielded a second tier side when La Blaugrana played their last game of the UEFA Champions League group stages.
The Catalan giants already won enough games to top their respective UEFA Champions League group.
However, they still had to play Benfica, who were trying to win the game against La Blaugrana, at the Nou Camp, so that they can qualify for the next round.
La Blaugrana could only pick up a goalless draw against Benfica, who had to win their encounter in order to reach the Round of 16.
Despite the fact that Tito Vilanova fielded a totally second-choice team, Barcelona still managed to pick up a point in order to reach the next round of the competition with the highest number of points in their group.
On the other hand, Celtic won their respective game in the Champions League and qualified for the knockout stages.
During the game, Vilanova substituted the Argentinean maestro, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, and he was expected to break the record of the German legend, Gerd Muller, who managed to score 85 goals in a single year.
Messi took a knock on his left knee and while taking a shot on goal, he fell down to the floor and was soon stretchered off the pitch.
Many thought that this might bring an end to Messi’s chances of breaking Muller’s record, but the Argentinean star is expected to be back as soon as the upcoming weekend.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 club doctors have revealed that even though Lionel Messi picked up a severe injury during the game against Benfica, he can still recover well before the upcoming weekend.
The current Ballon d’Or winner is yet again in the race to beat Gerd Muller’s all-time goal-scoring record in a single calendar year and if he is able to recover well before time, he will have the opportunity to do it in more than one game.
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