The Argentine sensation bagged his 83rd and 84th goals of the calendar year and is just one goal shy of the German’s record tally.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 has edged closer to smashing yet another individual record as he scored a brace last night to help the Catalans beat Athletic Bilbao 5-1 in their La Liga clash.
Messi has had so much to his name, ranging from individual honours to team trophies. The three time Ballon d’Or winner has almost bagged up every award that is on the offering in the world of football.
Perhaps there is no individual accolade that has evaded the Argentine magician so far, beating records after records, every season.
However, one of the few individual records that stand intact, despite the un-imaginable heroics and exploits of the diminutive Argentinean, is Bayern Munich’s Gerd Muller’s tally of 85 goals in a single calendar year.
No record can be termed as safe since the Argentine wizard has burst on to the greatest of stages with Catalan giants F.C Barcelona, and so can be said about the once considered “unbeatable” tally of the past German sensation Gerd Muller.
Messi has gone on to score 84 times in this calendar year and is just one goal shy of Muller’s record.
A brace against Athletic Bilbao last night saw him add to his 82 goal landmark before the match, and climb on to 84 goals.
"It is great to have achieved this but I am happier still with the performance of my players and that even at 5-1 we continued to keep pressing and trying to score," said Vilanova.
"There are still things we can improve on and we can still work harder."
A single goal is now the difference between the two and as the things are shaping up for the Argentinean, he looks all but set to smash the record in the upcoming game of the season.
Barcelona have consolidated their position at the top of La Liga table and hold a 6 point lead over nearest chasers Atletico Madrid. Even astonishing is the fact that the Catalans are 11 points ahead of their main title challengers Real Madrid.
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