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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Lionel Messi equals Raul's all-time Champions League goalscoring record

 
Lionel Messi has equalled Raul's all-time Champions League goalscoring record, netting his 71st European goal against Ajax wednesday Nov 05,2014 to go level with Real Madrid legend Raul at the top of the Champions League scoring charts.
The Argentina international celebrates scoring four goals against the Gunners in April 2010 at the Nou Camp 
Lionel Messi scored his first goal on English soil at Wembley in the 2011 Champions League final against Man United
Messi scored his first goal on English soil at Wembley in the 2011 Champions League final against Man United 
Lionel Messi heads into the Ajax goal for his 70th Champions League goal... he later scored his 71st
Messi heads into the Ajax goal for his 70th Champions League goal... he later scored his 71st
Lionel Messi celebrates scoring for Barcelona against Ajax in the Champions League
Only four of the Lionel Messi's 71 Champions League goals have been headers

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP SCORERS 

Lionel Messi
71 goals
90 games
Raul
71 goals
142 games
Cristiano Ronaldo
70 goals
107 games
Ruud van Nistelrooy
56 goals
73 games
Thierry Henry
50 goals
112 games
Joint 1st: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 71 goals; Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke) - 71
2nd: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid) - 70
3rd: Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) - 56
4th: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona) - 50
Lionel Messi has scored two Champions League hat-tricks. Here is a breakdown of how many goals he's scored in a game: 

ONE - 26
TWO - 15
THREE - 2
FOUR - 1
FIVE - 1
Lionel Messi has scored 71 goals, but where exactly were they scored from? Inside or outside the box? Penalties?

INSIDE THE BOX - 60
OUTSIDE THE BOX - 11 
PENALTIES - 8
FREE-KICKS - 2
Of Messi's 71 goals, eight have come against AC Milan while Arsenal have conceded six at the feet of the Argentina international  - Messi found the net four times in one game against the Gunners back in April 2010 and scored five against Bayer Leverkusen in a 2012 clash

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