Lionel Messi scored twice in opposition to Granada to take his La Liga objectives tally for the season to 11 and within the course of attain a brand new landmark that would take years to match.
Messi’s double-strike meant that the Argentine ace grew to become the primary participant in La Liga historical past to hit double figures in 15 consecutive seasons.
The report was noticed and shared on-line by soccer stats specialists Opta, who hailed Messi’s achievement as “extraterrestrial.”
Ray Hudson's response to Messi's free kick purpose 😭. This man is a legend pic.twitter.com/ciKigDyCyo
— Steiner (@TheStein3r) January 9, 2021
10 – @FCBarcelona's Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 has scored 11 objectives in @LaLigaEN 2020/21 (two objectives in opposition to Granada), the one participant to attain 10+ objectives in 15 consecutive seasons within the competitors’s historical past. Extraterrestrial. pic.twitter.com/oMLAvotCAf
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 9, 2021
48 – Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 has scored 48 direct free-kick objectives for @FCBarcelona in all competitions (37 in @LaLiga), yet one more than Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹 in his profesional membership profession (47, 32 in league). Stars. pic.twitter.com/sKujVwD6p6
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 9, 2021
Barcelona ran out snug winners on the Los Carmenes stadium because of Messi’s double and a brace from fellow ahead Antoine Griezmann.
The end result lifted Ronald Koeman’s group to 3rd within the desk, two factors behind Actual Madrid in second place and 4 factors adrift of leaders Atletico Madrid, who’ve three video games in hand on the Catalans.
Messi’s report joins an enormous record of achievements amassed all through the Argentine’s glittering profession.
He already holds the report for essentially the most objectives scored for a single membership, whereas his 79 objectives in 2012 stay a report for essentially the most objectives scored in membership competitions in a calendar yr. He additionally holds the report for essentially the most objectives scored in a membership season, together with his 73 objectives in 2011-12 nonetheless standing as a world report immediately.
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As well as, he holds the report for the longest goalscoring run in a home league, because of his unbelievable 21-game streak that noticed him rating 33 instances in 2012-13, whereas he’s additionally the one participant to attain greater than 40 objectives in 10 consecutive seasons.
Nonetheless, Messi’s latest report is probably not one he is in a position to enhance on earlier than he retires, with the Argentine celebrity set to depart the Camp Nou in the summertime. Manchester Metropolis, Paris Saint-Germain and a swap to Inter Miami within the MLS lead the record of potential suitors.
However all of the whereas he is nonetheless in a Barca shirt, the Catalan aspect will proceed to profit from his stellar goalscoring means, which is exhibiting no signal of slowing down.
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