La Pulga improved on his showings for the penultimate footballing year, taking his tally to 71 goals with his hat-trick against Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor.
Jose Luis Oltra’s charges gave a good account of their abilities as they took on the challenge of Barcelona. The Copa del Rey winners took a 0-3 lead at the Riazor before the host’s first reply, and ran out eventual winners as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 complete his hat-trick
in the 4-5 close finish.
While Barcelona’s defensive sluggishness took centre stage in newspaper columns, it was followed by Messi’s telepathic link with Cesc Fabregas. The Argentine’s goals were provided by La Masia academy graduate, who hit the back of the net effortlessly.
La Pulga now boast off an impressive tally of 59 goals in the 2012 calendar year, an improvement on his 58 for his showings the preceding year despite the fact that it is still October.
Following his improved form in front of goal for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841, Messi’s current statistics for club and country are wholesome. The Rosario native has hit the back of the net 12 times for Albiceleste, with his total in all competitions reading at 71.
The 2012/13 La Liga season has seen his breach defences eleven times as he enjoys pole position in the hunt for Pichichi title. The 25-year-old has eleven goals against his name in the current campaign, whilst also scoring 2 goals in UEFA Champions League
and a further two in the two-legged Spanish Super Cup.
It is interesting to note the manner in which Messi’s goals have come in Spanish top flight football. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 number 10 has scored four braces (Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Getafe and Real Madrid), with a hat-trick against SuperDepor completing his total.
His stats for Barcelona and Argentina have brought him closer to another landmark scoring record. Messi stands four goals behind Pele’s record of 75 goals in a calendar year. O’Rei scored 66 times in a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 shirt, while adding nine against his name while
playing for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 national team in 1959.
Barring an injury and dramatic loss of form, Messi has two and a half months until the end of the 2012 calendar year to add another record against his name, a feat well in his reach.
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