The Argentinean maestro recently broke the record of scoring the highest number of goals in a calendar year and the Betis goalkeeper revealed how Messi gave away the shirt he was wearing that very moment.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 was able to break the all-time record of scoring the highest number of goals in a calendar year.
The Argentinean maestro was able to break the record after giving everyone a shock at the Nou Camp during the game against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League.
The Barcelona fans were waiting for the Argentinean maestro to break the record set by Gerd Muller almost 40 years ago and he was close to breaking it during the game against Benfica.
Messi had scored 84 goals before the game against Benfica and was only a goal away from equalling Muller’s record. Tito Vilanova fielded a second string side against the Portuguese giants, as Barcelona already topped their Champions League group even before
the last game of the group stages.
However, the Catalan boss still decided to bring on Lionel Messi during the second half of the game, so that he can break the record set by the German legend.
Messi came close to breaking the record, but a he picked up a knock while trying to beat the goalkeeper, and fell to floor as the world saw him being stretchered off the pitch.
While many thought that he might not make a return before the 31st of December, he was able to make a quick recovery and in the recent encounter against Real Betis, he was able to score a brace in order to set a new goal-scoring record in a single
calendar year.
In an interview, the Betis shot-stopper revealed that he did not like how he conceded the record-breaking goal, but also showed respect to Messi, who gave his record-breaking shirt to the Betis defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Amaya-c6294.
“I’m annoyed that he broke the record against me, but I could see that Messi is a very humble person. The shirt he was wearing when he broke the record, he gave it to [Betis defender] Antonio Amaya. I congratulate him on the record.”
Messi’s brace allowed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 to move top of the Spanish La Liga with an 11-point gap over their arch-rivals, Real Madrid.
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