http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296’s dethroning of Gerd Muller has been widely recognised and now he looks to break 4 of the most prestigious goal-scoring records, which are still intact.
One of the greatest footballers to grace the pitch, Lionel Messi, has gone on to make history for himself, time and again.
When the little Argentine takes to the pitch, records cannot be considered as safe, be them feats of an year ago, or ancient hauls of 40 years ago.
The latest record to come under the wrath of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 forward was probably one of the most sacred records, held in the history of the game- Gerd Muller’s majestic tally of 85 goals in a single calendar year.
A brace against Real Betis at the weekend saw Lionel surpass that insurmountable tally and rewrite history in his own words.
However there are still 4 more goal scoring feats that are yet to be harmed by the diminutive forward.
Messi chases the Barcelona all time goal scoring record of 369 goals by Paulino Alcantara. The little genius is currently placed third with 305 goals for the Catalans, behind Alcantara (369) and Samitier (333).
For http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Armando Maradona (34). The Barcelona forward has so far scored 31 goals for his nation and is well on track to beat the likes of his nation’s
legends.
Coming to the Spanish league, Messi trails the legendary Telmo Zarra, who scored a mammoth 251 goals in the La Liga. The Argentine is currently 9th in the standings and has managed to score 192 goals in the Spanish top flight.
Another record that the Argentine will be looking to humble is the all time UEFA Champions League top goal-scorer mark. Messi has so far managed to notch an incredible 56 goals for Barcelona in the Champions League and is joint 2nd with former
Manchester United hit-man http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ruud-van-Nistelrooy-c31966.
The only player to have bettered Messi’s and the Dutchman’s mark is Real Madrid legend http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652, who has scored 71 goals in Europe’s most elite competition.
Seeing Messi's age, the little forward looks well on track to match or even better all the above mentioned achievements and landmarks.
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