Lionel Messi has set a new record.

According to the information of Apasport.az website, the Argentinian star reached the top in the number of goals scored without taking penalties into account.

He was happy with PSG's winning goal in Ligue 1 match against Lyon - 1:0.

This was Messi's 802nd career goal in total, 672nd if we don't count penalties.

He left behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele, who scored 671 times each.

Ronaldo, whose total number of goals is equal to 834, played 150 more games.

It should be noted that Messi scored 6 goals in 11 matches of the current season.