The coolest records of Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Muller's record for player with most trophies

Messi broke another big record, surpassing Gerd Müller. Soccer.ru blogger Semenychch recalled the most powerful achievements of the Argentine football genius.

Most goals for one club in the top 5 European championships

The goal in the match against Real Sociedad turned out to be significant for Lionel Messi. From now on, the Argentine is the leader in the number of goals in one of the five leading championships of the Old World in the T-shirt of one club. Leo scored 366 times in La Liga while playing for Barcelona, ​​which took 401 matches. The previous owner of the achievement, Gerd Müller, scored 365 goals for Bayern in 427 matches in the German championship. Deposed!

Top scorer in Spanish league history

The same 366 goals are enough for Lionel to feel comfortably at the top of the La Liga sniper list of all time. Messi's average performance in Primera is 0.91 goals per game, his eternal rival Ronaldo has a higher figure - 1.04 goals, but in absolute numbers the Portuguese is significantly inferior: he has “only” 289 goals scored in the Spanish Championship. Messi's achievement seems "eternal".

Maximum number of goals in one La Liga season and calendar year

Let's combine these two achievements into one, especially since the periods of intense goal scoring in the 2011/2012 season and the 2012 calendar year overlap each other. So, in one full-fledged Spanish campaign, Lionel scored 50 goals, 10 of which were from penalties. Paradoxically, the 2011/2012 championship, despite the Argentine’s phenomenal performance, remained with Real, from which Barcelona was 9 points behind. And in 2012, Messi scored 59 goals in La Liga for calendar year. Fantastic!

Winner of five Golden Balls. On par with Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano turned out to be a revenge-seeker and managed to get even, although in terms of the number of Golden Balls he was inferior to Lionel 1:4 and 3:5, but now the score is equal. However, although this record is currently shared between two of the best players of our time, it cannot be ignored. Five Golden Balls. You can imagine. No, not like that. Five. Golden. Balls. Will there be another football player in our lifetime who can repeat the great achievement of modern phenomena?

Most powerful scoring streak in La Liga

In the 2012/2013 season, Messi staged a real extravaganza. From rounds 11 to 34, in 21 matches in a row, Lionel did not leave the field without scoring a goal. Crushed opponents mercilessly, scored 33 goals during this scoring streak, from November to May was different in every Primera match. By the way, if we count only field goals scored, this is Messi’s most productive campaign in La Liga: in the previous season there were 40 field goals (plus 10 from penalties), in 2012/13 - 42 (plus 4 from penalties).

Record holder for the number of hat-tricks in the Champions League. On par with Ronaldo

And here Ronaldo overtook Messi through strong will, but the achievement still remains brilliant. In seven matches of the main European tournament, Lionel scored three or more goals, he is the only one who managed to score five times in one playoff match. Here is a list of the Argentine's victims in full: Arsenal (2010, 4 goals), Viktoria Plzen (2011, 3 goals), Bayer Leverkusen (2012, 5 goals), Ajax (2013, 3 goals ), APOEL (2014, 3 goals), Celtic (2016, 3 goals), Manchester City (2016, 3 goals).

The best sniper in the history of Barcelona and the Argentina national team

Lionel Messi is the most successful player of all time for the two main and only teams in his life - Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Leo scored 530 official goals for the Catalan club(564 if you count friendly competitions). In second place on the historical list of Barça scorers is Cesar, who scored his 232 goals in the mid-20th century. Colossal superiority! As for the Argentina national team, here Lionel relatively recently beat Gabriel Batistuta. Messi scored 61 goals, Batigol had 54 left.

Most capped El Clasico player

And how to ignore Lionel’s participation in the greatest confrontation in world football. Messi has already scored 25 goals against Real Madrid - he and . Di Stefano and Ronaldo are behind the record holder - 18 and 17 goals respectively.

Holder of the Guinness World Record for most goals in a year

Messi is the official holder of the Guinness World Record for most goals scored in a calendar year. In 2012, Lionel scored 91 times in all official matches. Matches for Barcelona in all tournaments were counted, excluding friendlies - there were 5 more goals, as well as goals scored in the Argentina national team jersey. Incredible numbers, and the funny thing is that after FIFA and UEFA confirmed the achievement and recommended the compilers of the Guinness Book of Records to make a corresponding entry in the chronicle of human achievements, the Zambian Football Federation rebelled. According to them, in 1972, forward Godfrey Chitalu (whose name became known in the world thanks to this statement) scored 107 goals, and the record belongs to him. However, as evidence, the Zambians had only a piece of tree bark with 107 notches. So…

In the 84th minute of the match with Benfica, when Messi came on as a substitute to help Barça's reserve team win the final match of the Champions League, the entire football world froze for a moment and literally gasped. Having dribbled around the goalkeeper, the Argentine shot at the empty goal and... collapsed onto the lawn, writhing in pain and holding his knee.

Müller's achievement lasted exactly 40 years. In 1972, the 26-year-old German scored 85 goals in 60 matches for Bayern and the West German national team.

Within a minute, an electric car was taking him to a room under the stands for a medical examination, passing by a shocked audience holding their breath in the stands of the Camp Nou.

The very next morning the football audience exhaled: “Hallelujah! Messi has just a bruise!” - the front page of the most famous Barcelona publication Mundo Deportivo announced to the whole world. The Argentine's teammate hastened to finally reassure the numerous Lionel fans who had not yet recovered from the shock and were dreaming of a momentary census of football history.

Don't you know Messi? Yes, he will be asked to be on the field in the match with Betis! – the blue garnet midfielder convinced everyone Cesc Fabregas in an interview with Spanish media. “This guy only has football on his mind.” After all, he is already working out with all his might in the gym, although he is entitled to rest.

As the Catalans' trip to Seville on Sunday approaches, the question "Will Messi play?" arose more and more often. On Friday, Lionel even put together a show where he at least somehow tried to divert attention from his person and the record Gerd Müller 1972.

“I don’t care about records,” the forward assured the assembled journalists. – Yes, it would be great to beat Müller’s achievement and remain in history. Still, Mueller’s record remained unshakable for many years. And if I can beat him, then I will remain in the history of football - and my record will stand for just as long. But I don't care much about that. If I succeed, I will be happy. If I can't do this, it's okay. But I'll still try to do it. I'm close to breaking this record.

At that time, Messi was one step away from the coveted figure - the Argentinean had 84 goals in 2012. On Saturday it became known that the Argentine went to the game with the team. On Sunday, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova promised the participation of the main troublemaker in the match immediately before the game.

Messi trained well today and a few hours before the start of the meeting we will decide

Lionel scored 56 goals for Barcelona in the Spanish Championship, 13 in the Champions League, 2 in the Spanish Super Cup final and 3 more in the Copa del Rey tournament. For the Argentina national team, Messi scored five times during World Cup qualifying matches and seven more during friendly games.

“Will he be in the starting lineup, will he play the whole match,” the head coach of the Catalans told Spanish journalists. – Messi does not experience any discomfort. There is no risk that the injury will get worse. If there had been a risk, as with any player, Lionel would not have been included in the match squad.

Finally, a few hours before the starting whistle, it became known: Messi is in the starting lineup!

It took Barça's number 10 only a quarter of an hour to break Gerd Müller's famous record. Already in the 16th minute, having habitually dragged the ball along the penalty area past the confused defenders, the Argentine shot into the far corner close to the post and repeated the achievement of the famous German. And a few minutes later, after a tricky heel pass performed by Iniesta, Messi sent the ball into the net again with a scathing blow and thereby officially set a new world record for the number of goals in a year - 86. Almost all of his teammates rushed to congratulate the Argentinean. Fans of the blue garnets almost fell from the top rows of the Seville stadium with happiness.

Müller's achievement lasted exactly 40 years. In 1972, the 26-year-old German scored 85 goals in 60 matches for Bayern and the West German national team. The 24-year-old Argentine needed 5 more games for this: Lionel scored 56 goals for Barcelona in the Spanish Championship, 13 in the Champions League, 2 in the Spanish Super Cup final and 3 more in the Copa del Rey tournament. For the Argentina national team, Messi scored five times during World Cup qualifying matches and seven more in friendly games.

Thanks to the goals of Barcelona's best sniper, the Catalans managed to win the away match against Betis and secure first place in the Spanish Championship standings with 43 points. But it seems that even the blue garnet fans are of little concern now. In first place is the phenomenal achievement of the Barça leader, which will be talked about for a very long time. And even longer - trying to repeat...

Lionel Messi is a phenomenon whose play has delighted fans from all over the world for more than 10 years. The Argentine started breaking all sorts of records from a young age and quickly climbed to the top. This weekend there are several more achievements that have not yet been conquered by this magician of the ball.

1. Champions League top scorer.

On at the moment The main goal scorer of the most prestigious tournament is Lionel's eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese scored 110 goals in the tournament, while his Catalan counterpart did not reach the three-digit mark in this indicator - 97. It is clear that this season Messi will not overtake Cristiano, however, given that Ronaldo is two years older and will probably end his career earlier, it seems that the Barça player is quite capable of coming out on top.

2. Player with the most trophies.

During his career, Lionel won 30 trophies, but history knows players who surpassed him in this component. And there are even several of them! Ryan Giggs managed to win 36 trophies during his brilliant career at Manchester United, Vitor Bahia won 35 tournaments during his time in Porto and Barca, Leo's teammate Andres Iniesta had 32 trophies, and Gary Neville and Daniel Alves had 31 each. It seems that Leo can get ahead of everyone here too.

Giggs, Bahia and Neville have already retired, so overtaking them will not be so difficult (in a few years, Messi is able to win 7 trophies, which will allow him to overtake Ryan), and the end of the careers of Iniesta and Alves will come much earlier than Leo. Oh yes, we almost forgot about Gerard Pique. The centre-back, like Messi, has won 30 trophies. Players can only win a fight against each other if they stop being teammates.

3. Most victories in the Champions League.

This is where there will be problems, because Paco Gento managed to win the European Champions Cup 6 times with Real Madrid, which was later requalified as the Champions League. Messi, like Iniesta, Pique and Ronaldo, have 4 wins each, while Di Stefano, Jose Maria Zarraga (both Real Madrid) and Paolo Maldini (Milan) have 5 each. It will be difficult for Messi to even catch up with Gento, let alone sole first place.

4. Player with the most European trophies.

So far, Leo Messi has 7 victories in European tournaments (4 in the Champions League and 3 in the European Super Cup). Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo have the same figures, while Dani Alves, Paulo Maldini and Ari Khan (Ajax and Anderlecht) have won 9 times in Europe.

5. Most goals for one club.

In 600 matches for Barcelona, ​​Lionel scored 523 goals. In the coming games, he will break the record of the legendary Gerd Müller, who scored 525 goals in 563 games. Next comes the figure of Josef Bican, who scored 534 goals in 274 matches for Slavia Prague between 1937 and 1948. With all due respect to Bican, Slavia is far from Barcelona, ​​and in those years the level of football was clearly lower than now, but a record is a record. Well, let's not forget about Pelé, who scored 643 goals in 659 games in Santos. Of course, it’s a long way from Pele, but we all understand perfectly well who the Brazilian scored against and in what years.

6. Player with the most appearances for Barcelona.

If Leo remains in Catalonia for the rest of his career, he may be able to catch up with his friend Xavi Hernandez, who retired from playing for the Blaugrana after 767 appearances. Now Leo has 600 games on his account in a Blaugranas T-shirt and he still has several years of a wonderful career ahead of him. Considering that Leo plays an average of 50 matches per season, he will certainly overtake Xavi. The main thing is that the Argentine avoids injuries. There is also Iniesta, who has currently played 42 matches more than Messi, but he is unlikely to be a real competitor for the striker.

7. Footballer with the most victories in the Spanish Championship.

Iker Casillas left a big mark in his native country and it was he who achieved victories in the domestic championship more than others. He has 334 matches won. Andoni Zubizarreta is in second place with 333 victories, and Raul is in third (327). Xavi has 322 victories, Manolo Sanchis - 312 and, finally, Leo Messi - 298. Leo Messi will easily break this record next season.

8. Player with the most Golden Boots.

The Golden Boot is an award given annually to the top scorer in the national championships of countries that are part of UEFA. Here Messi competes with Ronaldo. Now both have 4 victories. Leo won in the 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2016/17 seasons, while KriRo won in 2007/08, 2010/11, 2013/14 and 2014/15. This season, Lionel has already scored 12 goals, while Ronaldo has scored only once. However, we should not forget about other forwards. For example, Luis Suarez won this award the season before last.

9. Player with the most Ballons d'Or.

The Ballon d'Or is awarded annually to the best footballer of the year in Europe. And again the rivalry between Leo and Cristiano. Currently, the Barça player has five Ballon d'Or awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015), while the Real Madrid forward has four so far (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016). Few doubt that Cristiano will receive the award this year, so Lionel should try hard this season to once again receive the coveted prize and again become the absolute record holder for this indicator.