Lionel Andrés Messi, usually known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains Argentina.
24th of June, 1987 ( age 34years )
1.69m in height
Antonella Roccuzzo is her wife.
In leading FC Barcelona to a 2-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday, he eclipsed the legendary Gerd Müller's record for most goals in a calendar year.
In the third minute, Betis had the opening shot, as Joel Campbell's lob pass nearly found Salva Sevilla, whose header just missed. Cesc Fabregas was injured in the thigh and had to be replaced in the 10th minute. Alexis Sanchez was brought in to replace the former Arsenal player.
Messi equaled Müller's record in the 16th minute when he received the ball, sprinted to the left, passed two Betis players, and kicked into the far post, beating goalkeeper Adrian.
Andres Iniesta nearly increased the advantage two minutes later, but Betis goalkeeper Adrian made a leaping tip to clear it out for a corner kick.
Lionel Andres Messi's 86th goal of the year beat Gerd Müller's record of goals in a calendar year in the 25th minute. On the break, Messi found Iniesta on the left, who backheeled it back to him, allowing Leo to blast the ball to the far right post and into the history books.
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In the 39th minute, Ruben Castro cut the deficit in half by staying onside for a one-on-one with Victor Valdes. Castro easily beat Barca's goalie for the goal.
Betis nearly drew the game in the 52nd minute when a cross towards Valdes was mishandled by the Barcelona goalkeeper and hit underneath the crossbar—but Valdes recovered and made the save. Betis hit the crossbar again in the 71st minute when a Jose Caas header hit the far post, but Valdes recovered the loose ball.
In the 77th minute, Alexis Sanchez found a wide-open Pedro, but his shot was stopped by Adrian. In the 79th minute, Jorge Molina attempted to center a shot, but his cross was cleared.
In the 83rd minute, Thiago found Messi inside the box; his shot was stopped by Adrian, but the rebound found Jordi Alba, whose shot went to the top of the crossbar and out of play.
The final few minutes were thrilling as both teams traded blows. In stoppage time, Betis had one last chance, but their corner kick was headed wide and out of play.
Real Betis 1 – 2 FC Barcelona was the final score.
Barcelona remains unbeaten in La Liga and adds to their record of the best start in league history, with 43 points out of 45.
The Woodwork was FC Barcelona's Man of the Match, but the night and the plaudits went to Lionel Andres Messi.
Let's break down the three most essential takeaways from Barcelona's triumph over Betis, including a look at Messi's record by the stats.
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