"Messi" equals Raul's 71 Champions League goals record !!
Lionel Messi equalled Real Madrid legend Raul as the top goalscorer in
the history of the Champions League on 71 goals after scoring both goals
in Barcelona's 2-0 win against Ajax on Wednesday.
The Argentine headed Barca in front nine minutes before half-time and then prodded home Pedro Rodriguez's low cross to match Raul's mark in his 90th appearance in the competition 15 minutes from time.
Messi now leads Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo by one goal after the Portuguese failed to find the net against Liverpool on Tuesday.
Victory ensured Barca's place in the last 16, but they remain one point behind French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the battle for first place in Group F.
"The most important thing was to qualify and keep fighting for our objective which is to win the group and therefore we need to keep competing with PSG," said Messi.
"We played against a good team that like to move the ball from side to side and it was difficult for us to press and play the way we wanted to, but we took our chances."
It took Raul significantly longer than Messi to reach the record mark as his 71 goals came in 142 games for Madrid and Schalke.
And Messi is on the verge of also becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga history as he is just one goal short of Telmo Zarra's 251-goal mark that has stood since 1955. Read More.....
Lionel Messi equalled Real Madrid legend Raul as the top goalscorer in
the history of the Champions League on 71 goals after scoring both goals
in Barcelona's 2-0 win against Ajax on Wednesday.The Argentine headed Barca in front nine minutes before half-time and then prodded home Pedro Rodriguez's low cross to match Raul's mark in his 90th appearance in the competition 15 minutes from time.
Messi now leads Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo by one goal after the Portuguese failed to find the net against Liverpool on Tuesday.
Victory ensured Barca's place in the last 16, but they remain one point behind French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the battle for first place in Group F.
"The most important thing was to qualify and keep fighting for our objective which is to win the group and therefore we need to keep competing with PSG," said Messi.
"We played against a good team that like to move the ball from side to side and it was difficult for us to press and play the way we wanted to, but we took our chances."
It took Raul significantly longer than Messi to reach the record mark as his 71 goals came in 142 games for Madrid and Schalke.
And Messi is on the verge of also becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga history as he is just one goal short of Telmo Zarra's 251-goal mark that has stood since 1955. Read More.....
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