Messi eyes career record vs Bayern Munich in UCL; check this out to know more
Messi record: Lionel Messi targets yet another record in a 3rd consecutive match for PSG when they face Bayern Munich in the UCL 2nd leg clash tonight.
The Argentina is within 1 goal of 800 strikes for club and country ahead of this massive clash. If he does score, he becomes only the 2nd player after Cristiano Ronaldo to do so.
Ronaldo currently has 827 goals to his namein 1152 matches, whilst if Messi can break the record he would have done in 1014 matches.
Messi Record
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Messi has surpassed 2 milestones in his previous 2 matches for PSG. In the 3-0 away win over Marseille, Messi reached the milestone of 700 club goals.
This was followed by a 4-2 win over Nantes last week, where Messi’s first half goal ensured a 1000th goal contribution of his club career.
Lionel Messi reaches 1000 combined goals and assists in his club career 🤯 pic.twitter.com/TLGd8qSuQD
— GOAL (@goal) March 4, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo reached his 800th goal vs Arsenal in a Premier League clash towards the end of 2022, where he ended up as United’s top scorer with 18 league goals.
Currently, Messi has 13 goals in the Ligue 1 for PSG alongside 4 in the UEFA Champions League. The Argentine hopes to deliver and seal his side’s place in the last 8 of the competition. But they come up against a Bayern side high on confidence and defensively steady.
🚨 Lionel Messi is just 1 goal away from 800 career goals! 🤯
Bayern? ⏳ pic.twitter.com/jSdmmMoCES
— Exclusive Messi (@ExclusiveMessi) March 4, 2023
However, it’s a milestone Messi will be proud to have after having won everything there is to have in the game following last year’s WC triumph. Recently, he won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year 2022 as well to seal a glittering 2022.
