With tonight’s goal against Ferencvaros, Lionel Messi caught a Man United legend’s all-time record in the UEFA Champions League.
Lionel Messi just scored a goal that helped him catch a Man United legend’s all-time UEFA Champions League record. Until this evening, Ryan Giggs was the only player in the competition’s history to score goals in 16 different seasons of the tournament. The Welsh legend started his Champions League journey during the ‘90s decade, he also won a treble as Messi did. In fact, Giggs was the Red Devils’ version of what Messi was for so long.
An academy product who grew up in the Manchester United academy and lived throughout his whole career at the club that gave him everything. Messi could leave the Catalan club next season and prevent himself from becoming a one-club man until the day he retires. Just like Ryan Giggs was for United. Regardless of what happens, the Argentine just reached Giggs’ record and he surpassed the Welshman in another register.
Leo improved Ryan Giggs’ all-time record.
Although Messi reached the same 16 seasons scoring goals in the UEFA Champions League, he improved on Ryan Giggs’ record. The legendary Red Devil wasn’t able to complete this record in consecutive seasons with his club. Messi just reached that all-time number by doing it in 16 straight seasons as a Barcelona player. No other footballer in history has been able to accomplish that before Leo.
Before you begin asking about it, Ronaldo won’t reach the same number this season if he scores a goal with Juventus when he returns. The Portuguese star only scored goals in 14 seasons so far. This means he will still remain one behind Messi when he scores during this campaign with Juventus. Leo keeps making history as the world-class phenomenon that he is.
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