Photo: Collected-
Metropolis Desk-
Lionel Messi scored the 700th club goal of his career in PSG’s win on Sunday as he joins Cristiano Ronaldo in the exclusive club.
The Portuguese superstar achieved the milestone earlier this year, netting against Everton, and left Manchester United having notched 701 times. His long-time rival has now also joined him by smashing his seventh century as he continues to shatter records, reports Mirror.
The Argentine, who is enjoying an impressive second year in Paris, has scored the majority of his club goals for Barcelona, where he spent almost two decades. 672 of his strikes came for the Catalans with his remaining 28 coming during his time with the French club.
His historic accomplishment came as PSG got their Ligue 1 campaign back on track with a 3-0 success over arch rivals Marseille. Kylian Mbappe scored his 200th goal for the Parisians during the success, with Messi assisting his team-mate, who equalled Edinson Cavani’s all-time goals record for the club.
Messi’s legacy has long been cemented but he can further etch his name into the history books. Ronaldo left European football with 701 club goals to his name and is now out of the picture playing in Saudi Arabia. It means two more for Messi will see him have the outright lead.
The 35-year-old also bought up the 700 mark in 840 games – 103 fewer that rival Ronaldo. His most prolific period came around a decade ago when he broke the record for amount of goals scored in a calendar year. His 2011/12 season remains his best over a campaign, netting 73 times.
