Messi, now all-time 2nd top scorer of national teams After a hat-trick vs Bolivia in an October World Cup qualifier, Messi reached 112 goals for Argentina surpassing Ali Daei (109) in the historical ranking of the national team goal-scorers. Now Messi is placed second following Cristiano Ron...
Ronaldo and Messi were the first two players to score over 100 goals in the competition with Lewandowski bringing up his own century and like the remaining players in the all-time European Cup/Champions League top ten, none featured in the competition when it was sti...
In any given game, Messi was statistically more likely to score multiple goals than no goals at all. Zinedine Zidane once said that havingCristiano Ronaldoon the team practically meant they started every game 1-0 up. Well, in 2012, having Messi on your team was like starting every game 2-...
Goals 21 1 22 Minutes per goal 84 425 100 Assists 12 1 13 Own goals 0 0 0 Penalty goals 1 0 1 Penalties missed 0 0 0 Shots on target 0 5 5 Shots off target 0 6 6 Blocked shots 0 3 3 Goals outside box 0 0 0 Hit woodwork 0 1 1 Freekick goals 0 0 0 Offsides 0 2 2...
Messi was the second player in history to reach 100 Champions League goals, with Ronaldo being the first. Correct as of the time of writing, Messi has been the top-scorer, or joint top-scorer, in the Champions League in six seasons – one fewer than Ronaldo has managed. ...
Out of the eight goals made by the Barcelona team, three were scored by Messi himself. It was his second hat trick of the season. The second goal scored by Messi in this match was also his 100th La Liga goal. 61) Achieving 16Successive Victories For His Team ...
Despite all of the drama, Messi's goals have undoubtedly solidified his status as an all-time great andhere is a look at a chronological top 10 from his collection. Albacete (H): 1 May, 2005 Even at 17, Messi had the confidence of a veteran. Having already seen one goal wrongly ruled...
(who had knocked Argentina out of the 2018 World Cup in the Round of 16) come roaring back to life with consecutive goals to draw the game level at 2-2. The remainder of regular time, 30 minutes of extra time, and ensuing penalty shootout can only be described as the single greatest...
To say that Ronaldo scores goals wherever he’s been is something of an understatement. He became a great goalscorer at Manchester United and became a member of the Premier League’s 100 Club upon his return. Ronaldo became Real Madrid’s all-time t...
Former Bayern Munich striker Gerd Muller was in the top 20 before being edged out by Mohamed Salah. Despite being nudged out, no player comes remotely close to Gerd Muller's phenomenal goals-per-game ratio of 0.95. Puskas boasted a goal-to-game ratio of 0.85 and Di Stefano'...