Messi on the verge to level or break Barcelona goal scoring record set by Cesar Rodriguez
Lionel Messi is set to level or break club’s all time official goal scoring record of 232 goals reached by Cesar Rodriguez in 1950s. The Barcelona star has scored 231 and he will fancy a chance to level or break Cesar’s record in La Liga match on Tuesday night against strangling Granada.
This season alone, he scored 31 goals in La Liga, 12 goals in Champions league, 2 goals in King’s cup and contributing 16 goal assists in all these and 45 goals competition. This season alone he has scored 7 hat-tricks for Barcelona, 5 on La Liga and 2 in Champions league. His recent hat-trick was on champions league were he score 5 goals to became the first player to have scored five goals in one match.
Messi top scoring records La Liga and Champions league
In La Liga, Messi won the pichichi trophy in 2008-2009 scoring 34 goals. This season he is second in top goal scorer list following Cristiano Ronaldo who has 32 goals, one more than Messi. But leads champions league top scorers table with 12 goals and if he maintain his position he will be Champions league top scorer for four consecutive years. In 2010-2011 he set record to be first player to win Champions league golden boot for three consecutive years. Gerd Müller and Jean-Pierre Papin also were top scorers for three consecutive years in Europen club competition before champions league changed it format in 1992. This season he also netted his first hat-trick for Argentina when playing against Switzerland.
Barcelona matches in which Lionel Messi score hat-trick
Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna
Barcelona 5-0 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona 5-0 Mallorca
Barcelona 4-0 Viktoria Plzen
Barcelona 4-1 Malaga
Barcelona 5-1 Valencia
Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Updates Messi goals record:
Barcelona vs Granada is live now, Barcelona leading 2-0 20 minutes. Xavi opened the score Messi score the second goal to equal Cesar on all time Barcelona goal score with 232. He also level with Cristiano Ronaldo on 32 La Liga goals this season.
Messi score again to break the club goal scoring record and also top the La Liga goals scorers table. 82 minutes and the score is 4-2 Barcelona. Barca will cut points difference with Real Madrid to five points, but Madrid still have game in hand.
85 minutes, he score another one and it is eighth hat-trick, total goals 234, 33 La Liga goals one ahead of Ronaldo.
Granada got a penalty, Alves red card and the score 5-3.
Barcelona vs Granada goals summary
Xavi (3') 1 - 0
Lionel Messi (17') 2 - 0
Mainz (55') 2 - 1
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (61') 2 - 2
Lionel Messi (66') 3 - 2
Tello (81') 4-2
Messi (85') 5-2
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (88')5-3
Barcelona vs Granada all goals highlights
Updates Messi goals record:
Barcelona vs Granada is live now, Barcelona leading 2-0 20 minutes. Xavi opened the score Messi score the second goal to equal Cesar on all time Barcelona goal score with 232. He also level with Cristiano Ronaldo on 32 La Liga goals this season.
Messi score again to break the club goal scoring record and also top the La Liga goals scorers table. 82 minutes and the score is 4-2 Barcelona. Barca will cut points difference with Real Madrid to five points, but Madrid still have game in hand.
85 minutes, he score another one and it is eighth hat-trick, total goals 234, 33 La Liga goals one ahead of Ronaldo.
Granada got a penalty, Alves red card and the score 5-3.
Barcelona vs Granada goals summary
Xavi (3') 1 - 0
Lionel Messi (17') 2 - 0
Mainz (55') 2 - 1
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (61') 2 - 2
Lionel Messi (66') 3 - 2
Tello (81') 4-2
Messi (85') 5-2
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (88')5-3
Barcelona vs Granada all goals highlights
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