The Argentine made yet another incredible goal-scoring record.
He scored the third goal during Saturday’s La Liga game against Alaves,
Barcelona’s La Liga match against Deportivo Alaves saw the prolific Lionel Messi hit an impressive, albeit familiar, goalscoring milestone. Messi reached 50 goals for the sixth consecutive calendar year by netting for Barcelona against Deportivo Alaves on Saturday. The 32-year-old scored with a superb 20-yard curling strike in the 69th minute at Camp Nou as Barca moved closer to a key LaLiga victory.
Messi’s effort restored Barca’s two-goal advantage after Alaves had responded to earlier strikes from Antoine Griezmann and Arturo Vidal with an effort of their own from Pere Pons. The Argentina forward has moved on to 50 goals from 58 matches for club and country in 2019. He has also provided 18 assists as part of a fine year that saw him win a record sixth Ballon d’Or.
⭐ Lionel Messi has scored 5️⃣0️⃣+ goals for club & country for the 9th time in the last 10 calendar years:
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 21, 2019
2010 6️⃣0️⃣
2011 5️⃣9️⃣
2012 9️⃣1️⃣
2013 4️⃣5️⃣
2014 5️⃣8️⃣
2015 5️⃣2️⃣
2016 5️⃣9️⃣
2017 5️⃣4️⃣
2018 5️⃣1️⃣
2019 5️⃣0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/aHqmD51d53
Of Messi’s 50 this year, 34 have arrived in 32 La Liga matches, with eight scored in the Champions League and three in the Copa del Rey. The remaining five came in matches for Argentina, for whom he has made 10 appearances this year.
Messi’s extraordinary consistency has seen him score 50 or more in nine of the last 10 years, the only one in that span where he missed out being 2013, when he notched 45. His best year came when he scored an astonishing 91 in 2012.
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