Lionel Messi scored two goals in PSG’s four-goal victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League last night. With these goals, Messi was able to surpass the number of goals scored by the Brazilian football legend Pele in his career.
According to official figures, Pele has scored 757 goals for the club in his professional career. Lionel Messi scored the team’s fourth goal and his second in a penalty shootout against Bruge, scoring his 758th career goal. Ronaldo is the only Messi to score 801 goals.
Messi broke THREE of Pele’s records in the space of a year ?
? Most goals for a single club
? Highest scoring South American
? Surpassed his official goal tally pic.twitter.com/d9Ov5svDUa— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 9, 2021
Pele, meanwhile, has had these gains over the past year Three Messi has broken records. Messi, who surpassed Pele in terms of career goals, previously held the record for most international goals scored by a Latin American by a hat-trick against Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier in September, having previously held the 77 record.
In addition, Messi broke another of Pele’s records in December last year. Messi surpassed Pele’s record of 643 goals for a club in La Liga against Real Valladolid with a goal from Pedri’s pass.
Pele is considered one of the best players the world has ever seen. With so many years left in his career, it is clear that Messi is on his way to the heights of the football world by breaking Pele’s records one by one.
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