PSG striker Lionel Messi set a series of historic achievements in the matchday 37 of the French championship against Strasbourg.
The match ended with a score of 1:1, it was Messi's goal that brought the Parisians a draw in the 59th minute of the meeting. This result allowed PSG to win the French championship early. The Paris club won the championship title for the nineteenth, which is a national record.
Messi's goal was historic not only for PSG, but also for himself. The 35-year-old Argentine now has 496 goals in the top 5 leagues in Europe. Leo became the record holder for this indicator, beating his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 495 goals.
Moreover, if the Portuguese needed 626 matches for this, the Argentine managed 577 matches. Messi scored 474 goals for Barcelona in La Liga and 22 in the French league for PSG.
496 - Goals in the history of the Top five European leagues:
Lionel Messi - 496
Cristiano Ronaldo - 495
Jimmy Greaves - 366
Legend. #RCSAPSG pic.twitter.com/gkERYDuTNv
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Also, the Argentine forward repeated the legendary achievement of the Brazilian Dani Alves in the number of trophies won. The French championship with PSG was the 43rd trophy of Messi's career. Thus, he caught up with Alves and now they are both the most titled footballers in the world.
As part of Barcelona, Messi won 10 La Liga titles, 4 Champions Leagues, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 7 Spanish Cups, 3 Club World Cups and 3 UEFA Super Cups. With PSG, he became French champion twice and won the country's Super Cup once.
With the Argentina national team, Lionel won the World Youth and Adult Championships, the Copa America, the Olympics and the Finalissima.
Lionel Messi has tied Dani Alves' record for trophies won for club and country
Incredible pic.twitter.com/9WKO0akqYY
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 27, 2023
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