The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was on fire last night, as he scored a brace against Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League. Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain post a thumping 4-1 win over Club Brugge on Tuesday. Messi completed his 125th goal in the UEFA Champions League.
Mbappe scored twice in the first seven minutes, and then Messi’s masterclass, in the end, make it 4-0. With this goal, Lionel Messi has surpassed the Brazilian legend Pele in terms of scoring official goals. Pele scored 757 official goals in his career, while Lionel Messi has netted 758 goals so far. A few days ago, The 34-year-old also became the highest goal scorer in South America for Argentina.
Mbappe, meanwhile, took his Champions League tally to 31, making him the youngest player in history in the history of the competition to achieve this feat. The French striker overtook Messi, as he achieved this feat in 22 years and 352 days.
Messi is now just the second player in Champions League history to net 125 or more goals. Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo is at the top with 140 goals. Ronaldo has netted 686 club career goals, and the rest have been for Portugal at the international level. While Messi has scored a club record of 672 goals for Barcelona before moving to PSG earlier this year. The 34-year-old has netted six goals in 14 appearances for PSG, alongside his 80 goals for Argentina at the international level.