0 Messi on the verge to level or break Barcelona goal scoring record set by Cesar Rodriguez

Lionel Messi is set to level or break club’s all time official goal scoring record of 232 goals reached by Cesar Rodriguez in 1950s. The Barcelona star has scored 231 and he will fancy a chance to level or break Cesar’s record in La Liga match on Tuesday night against strangling Granada.

This season alone, he scored 31 goals in La Liga, 12 goals in Champions league, 2 goals in King’s cup and contributing 16 goal assists in all these and 45 goals competition.  This season alone he has scored 7 hat-tricks for Barcelona, 5 on La Liga and 2 in Champions league. His recent hat-trick was on champions league were he score 5 goals to became the first player to have scored five goals in one match.

Messi top scoring records La Liga and Champions league

In La Liga, Messi won the pichichi trophy in 2008-2009 scoring 34 goals. This season he is second in top goal scorer list following Cristiano Ronaldo who has 32 goals, one more than Messi. But leads champions league top scorers table with 12 goals and if he maintain his position he will be Champions league top scorer for four consecutive years. In 2010-2011 he set record to be first player to win Champions league golden boot for three consecutive years. Gerd Müller and Jean-Pierre Papin also were top scorers for three consecutive years in Europen club competition before champions league changed it format in 1992. This season he also netted his first hat-trick for Argentina when playing against Switzerland.

 

Barcelona matches in which Lionel Messi score hat-trick

Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna

Barcelona 5-0 Atletico Madrid

Barcelona 5-0 Mallorca 

Barcelona 4-0 Viktoria Plzen

Barcelona 4-1 Malaga

Barcelona 5-1 Valencia

Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Updates Messi goals record: 
Barcelona vs Granada is live now, Barcelona leading 2-0 20 minutes. Xavi opened the score Messi score the second goal to equal Cesar on all time Barcelona goal score with 232. He also level with Cristiano Ronaldo on 32 La Liga goals this season.

Messi score again to break the club goal scoring record and also top the La Liga goals scorers table. 82 minutes and the score is 4-2 Barcelona. Barca will cut points difference with Real Madrid to five points, but Madrid still have game in hand.


85 minutes, he score another one and it is eighth hat-trick, total goals 234, 33 La Liga goals one ahead of Ronaldo.

Granada got a penalty, Alves red card and the score 5-3.



Barcelona vs Granada goals summary
Xavi (3') 1 - 0    
Lionel Messi (17') 2 - 0  
Mainz (55') 2 - 1  
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (61') 2 - 2  
Lionel Messi (66') 3 - 2
Tello (81') 4-2 
Messi (85') 5-2 
Guillherme Siqueira (pen) (88')5-3  

Barcelona vs Granada all goals highlights

0 UEFA Champions League top ten scorers: Mario Gomez and Lionel Messi score hattrick each to go top for 2011-2012 Golden boot award

Lionel Messi and Mario Gomez both scored hattrick on UEFA champions league matches to go top in top goal scorers table and on right track for Golden boot competition.

Lionel Messi scored hat-trick in Barcelona FC 4-0 win over Victoria Plzen while Mario Gomez fired Bayern Munich past Napoli with his hat-trick to hold off Napoli with 3-2 victory. Lionel Messi and Mario Gomez a also leading European league top scorers with 13 and 12 goals respectively.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace in Real Madrid 2-0 win against Lyon with impressive free-kick and penalty kick to reach 100 goals in 105 matches at real Madrid.

Champions league top goal scorers 2011 -2012
Pos	Goal scorer	Team	Goals
1	Mario Gomez	Bayern Munich	6
2	Aílton Almeida	APOEL Nicosia	5
3	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	5
4	Seydou Doumbia	CSKA Moscow	4
5	Givanildo Hulk	FC Porto	3
6	David Villa	FC Barcelona	3
7	Alexander Frei	FC  Basel	3
8	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	AC Milan	3
9	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	3
10	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	3

Other top goALs scorers with 3 goals are Roman Shirokov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica) and Marek Bakos (Viktoria Plzen)

0 UEFA champions league top scorers, Can Lionel Messi continue his three years record dominance in UEFA top scorer post?

Who is going to be the 2011 UEFA champions league top scorer? Can Lionel Messi become the back to back UEFA champions lesgue top scorer.

UEFA champions league season kicked off
UEFA champions league kicked off 2 days ago with all 32 teams well set to achieve various goals. Champions league is the toughest football competition, Yes, more tough than the world cup and one can not predict which team is going to be crowned champions unless at semi-final stage. For any player to be UEFA top scorers, lots of efforts and talents are required, not only for him but also his teammates.

UEFA champions league 2010-2012 top scorer

Lionel Messi Barcelona star player has been UEFA champions league top scorer for three consecutive years. Photo by connect.in.

Barcelona star, Lionel Messi scored 12 goals in 2010-2011champions league season, 4 goals more than former Inter Milan Samuel Etoo and Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez.

Messi reached former Manchester United Ruud Van Nisterooy's record of 12 goals mark in one season. Messi also reached Gerd Muller's and Jean-Pierre Papin record of being UEFA champions league top scorer for three consecutive years. Messi will be chasing another Gerd Muller record of being UEFA top scorer for four consecutive years. Only nine player managed at least 5 goals. He won the UEFA golden boot and also helped his team win the champions league trophy. Messi once said:

"I like scoring golas and making chances for my teammates. I just do the best for the team. If I see another player is in a better position I will give it to him and if not, I will try to score myself."

But he never plan to be top scorer and just want to enjoy football and said it in his quotes, he was quoted saying:

"I am not thinking about being league top scorer at all..The important thing is that we continue this winning run as we have Real Madrid behind us and we just know they will fight to the end".

UEFA champions league 2009-2010 top scorer
Lionel Messi was also the UEFA champions league top scorer for the 2009-2010, he scored 8 goals. He was closely followed by the world most expensive player Cristiano Ronaldo and Ivica Olic, Bayern Munich striker both with 7 goals. Seven player reached at least the 5 goals mark. This season Barcelona was eliminated at semi-final stage by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan that were all the way to win the cup.

UEFA champions league 2008-2009  top scorer
Lionel Messi first emerged as the UEFA champions league top scorer in 2008-2009, scoring 9 goals. Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard and former Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose were both two goals shot. 10 goals scorers have at least five goals, six have five goals on their names. Barcelona benefited from his goals and clinched the UEFA champions league trophy.

UEFA champions league 2010-2012 top scorer
The 2010-2012 UEFA champions league season have just started and only one player have managed to score two goals and it is not Lionel Messi, not even a player in top European leagues. Seydou Doumbia, CSKA Moscow strikers the player seating at Lionel Messi top position but as more matches are played the top scorers table will start showing big names at the top.

Champions league 16 opening matches in group stage matches had only 32 goals scored. Most ties were expected to have more goals but the underdogs are really prepared to make their names. Manchester united vs Benfica, Manchester city vs Napoli, Real Madrid vs Dinamo Zagreb, and Inter Milan Trabzonspor fixtures were expected to have more goals.