He has been hell bent on breaking record after record, year in year out, both in the Spanish League, where he plays and in Europe.
And at just 27 years of age, it seem inevitable that the world is yet to see his best.
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| Lionel Messi |
The dominitive, exceptionally, skillful and highly talented player is something of an enigma to many football lovers. Players like him have been a massive blessing to the game of football.
And they seem to come one or two in a generation. In this generation of players, football fans are blessed with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Amazing and tantalizing to watch both play the beautiful game.
His hat-trick in Barcelona's 4 - 0 thrashing of Apoel Nicosia in the Champions League, placed him at the apex of UCL top scorers.
Before Tuesday's match, he shared the top spot with Real Madrid's legend, Raul Gonzalez, at 71 goals. But now he is all alone on top with 74 goals. Ronaldo is third with 70 goals.
MESSI's FULL RECORD STATs
Champions League top scorer: 74 goals
Barcelona's top scorer: 368 goals
Most Goals in a sesaon: 73
Most Ballon d'Or titles 4
Most European Cup top scorer Awards: 4
(Shared with Gerd Muller)
Most La Liga Hat-tricks in a season: 8
Most goals in a calendar year: 91
La Liga top Scorer: 253
Most goals in a La Liga season: 50
Most consecutive La Liga matches scored: 21
Most goals in a single European Cup game: 5
(Shared with Luis Adriano)
Most goals scored in clasicos: 21
Most goals in club World Cup: 4
(Shared with Denilson).
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