Lionel Messi breaks Champions League record as Youngsters have hope for their future

Luis Lionel Andres (‘Leo’) Messi is an Argentinian footballer who plays forward for the FC Barcelona club and therefore the Argentina national team. Leo Messi’s football career started in 1995, where he played until the 2000. At the age of 13, Lionel Messi crossed the Atlantic to undertake his best in Barcelona, and joined Under-14. Messi made amazing progress at each of the various age levels, rise through the ranks to Barca C, followed by Barca B and therefore the varsity in record time.

Messi lead Barcelona to a worth of success, most particularly in 2009, when the left-footer’s team captured the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles. That same year, after two continuous runner-up finishes, he took home his first FIFA “World Player of the Year” honor and Ballon d’Or award. Messi shifted from Argentina to Spain after FC Barcelona agreed to buy his medical treatments. There he earned renown together of the best players in history, helping his club win quite twenty-four league titles and tournaments. In 2012, he set a record for many goals during a civil year , and in 2019, he was named Europe’s Ballon d’Or winner for the sixth time.

Lionel Messi breaks Champions League record

Messi has become the primary football player on scoring sixteen back to back Champions League after Barcelona’s 5-1 win against Hungarian side Ferencvaros.

The Argentine battered a first-half penalty for the Catalan club at the Camp Nou for what was his 116th career goal within the tournament.

Only Manchester United great Ryan Giggs has scored in 16 Champions League seasons but the Welshman’s run was not in contonuous years.

Lional Messi’s record-breaking performance came after the new manager Ronald Koeman said that “Lional Messi’s performance could be better” this season. The club captain exactly answered in style.

The 33-year-old cleverly dispatched his spot kick after being fouled at the highest of a trademark run and looked a potent threat throughout the night.

Youngsters impress

Barcelona fans were also given hope for the longer term after two teenagers got on the scoresheet.

The impressive Ansu Fati, 17, became the primary player under the age of 18 to attain two Champions League goals after scoring Barcelona’s second.

Philippe Coutinho then added a 3rd before 17-year-old Pedri netted his 1st goal for the team.

The Spaniard received the Nou Camp from Las Palmas this season and has impressed during his few games for the club.

The Spaniard received the Nou Camp from Las Palmas this season and has impressed during his few games for the club.

A late goal by Ousmane Dembele finished off a successful night for Barcelona which has struggled for continuously this season.

Koeman’s side lost to Getafe at the weekend in its first La Liga defeat of the season but the new manager is getting to be encouraged by Tuesday’s display, especially given the encouraging signs from the younger generation of stars.

The only down side on the night came as Gerard Pique was sent off for making a gift of a penalty within the last half , which suggests the defender are going to be suspended for Barca’s next European tie. Igor Kharatin easily converted the spot-kick to bring the scores to 3-1 temporarily.

Barca are getting to be tested further in its remaining Group G games with a appetizing tie against Serie A giants Juventus next.

It’s a fixture which can hopefully see Messi lock horns with intense rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who is quarantined after testing +ve for Covid-19.