LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM!! Messi breaks Barcelona scoring record ESPN staff March 16, 2014 Barcelona forward Lionel Messi netted a hat trick against Osasuna to overtake Paulino Alcantaras record as the highest goalscorer in Barcelona history, with the Argentine now on 371 goals in all competitions. Paulinos record had stood for 87 years, as the Philippines-born striker netted 369 goals in 357 official and friendly matches as a Barca player between 1912 and 1927. Messi, still only 26, overtook the record in 95 more games but is tipped to smash it during the rest of his career. His next task is to take on the all-time Clasico goalscoring record -- which stands at 19 by Alfredo Di Stefano; one more than Messis 18 -- and could be broken next weekend when Barcelona take on Real Madrid. He is also targeting the all-time Champions League goalscoring record which stands at 71 from Raul Gonzalez; Messi has 67 currently.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:54:13 +0000
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