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    Lionel Messi scores 500th goal for Barcelona against Real Madrid

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorApril 23, 2017No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Lionel Messi hit another goal-scoring landmark on Sunday by netting twice against Real Madrid to take his tally for Barcelona to 500.

    500 – Lionel Messi has scored his 500th goal for Barcelona in all competitions. Stellar. pic.twitter.com/Jx3kUl1CQ9

    — OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 23, 2017


    His 500th goal, also proved crucial as it gave Barca a 3-2 win at the Bernabeu to breath fresh life into La Liga’s title race. He swept the ball beyond Keylor Navas with virtually the last kick of the game after a fine run by Sergi Roberto.

    Messi, 29, has scored 343 goals in La Liga, 94 in the Champions League, 43 in the Copa del Rey as well as 12 in the Spanish Super Cup, five in the FIFA Club World Cup and three in the European Super Cup.

    The Argentina international holds a whole host of records, including being the only player to score more than 40 clubs goals for eight consecutive seasons, and the fastest player to reach 300 goals in Europe’s top five leagues (achieved in 334 games).

    Messi’s numbers:

    By competition
    La Liga 343
    Champions League 94
    Copa del Rey 43
    Spanish Super Cup 12
    Club World Cup 5
    European Super Cup 3

    Most goals by opponent
    Sevilla 29
    Atletico Madrid 27
    Valencia 24
    Real Madrid 23
    Athletic Bilbao 22
    Osasuna 21

    Most goals by opponent — non-Spanish clubs
    Arsenal 9
    AC Milan 8
    Celtic 8
    Bayer Leverkusen 7
    Manchester City 6
    Ajax 6

    – 60 of Messi’s 500 goals have come via a penalty.

    Most penalties converted
    Valencia 5
    Espanyol 5
    Levante 4
    AC Milan 4
    Real Madrid 4

    – Messi has 37 hat tricks for Barcelona

    Most hat tricks by opponent
    Valencia 4
    Osasuna 3
    Atletico Madrid 3

    Goals by minute block
    1-15 – 52
    16-30 – 80
    31-45+ – 90
    46-60 – 81
    61-75 – 76
    76-90+ – 120
    106-120+ – 1

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