Barcelona star Lionel Messi has broken former Brazil international Pele’s scoring record of 75 goals during one calendar year.
The
Brazilian was in second place behind Gerd Muller, who netted 85 times
for Bayern Munich and West Germany during just 60 games in 1972.
However, the 25-year-old Argentine is now only chasing down the legendary forward thanks to a double against Mallorca on Sunday.
His
first came on the stroke of half-time in fortuitous style, squeezing a
shot under Dudu Aouate to make it 2-0 to the Blaugrana.
After
the break, Barca faced a fight-back from Mallorca, but Messi was there
to make it 4-2 in fantastic fashion, combining well with Alexis, before
scoring a stunning goal.
Messi
has managed his 76 goals in just 59 appearances. Consequently, the
three-time Ballon d’Or winner is the running to land the prestigious
award for a fourth consecutive year.
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