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A look at Lionel Messi's Champions League records
Last updated on Nov 28, 2019, 07:17 pm
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Lionel Messi was highly inspirational for Spanish champions Barcelona in their 3-1 win against German club Borussia Dortmund in gameweek 5 of the UEFA Champions League.
The victory helped Barcelona progress into the round of 16 for the 13th season in a row.
Messi, who has continued to thrive at the club, holds many Champions League records.
We present the same.
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UCL goals
Messi has registered 114 career UCL goals
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Messi amassed his 114th career Champions League goal after scoring against Dortmund.
He is 13 short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's record tally (127).
The Argentine now has a goal against 34 different teams in the UCL. That's the highest-ever by any player.
He was instrumental in helping Barcelona record their 149th victory in the UCL. This is the second-highest after Real Madrid (158).
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Goal-scorer
Messi finished top goal-scorer in a campaign on six occasions
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Messi scored the most UCL goals in 2018-19 season (12). He shared the joint-best tally alongside Neymar and Ronaldo in 2014-15.
He was also the top goal-scorer in four successive seasons from 2008-09 to 2011-12.
Ronaldo (six successive seasons) holds the record.
Messi has scored two goals in the UCL this season from five matches.
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Information
Messi's record for Barcelona will be unbreakable
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Messi has always been a one-club man and all of his 114 career UCL goals have come for Barcelona. He is the leading goal-scorer for a single club in the competition. Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has the next best tally (106 goals for Real Madrid).
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Feats
Some crucial feats of Messi in the Champions League
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In terms of most assists in the Champions League, Messi has a total of 35 and is only behind Ronaldo (40).
Messi has also scored the second-most penalties in the competition (12).
The Barcelona legend has played 11,529 minutes in the UCL. That's the seventh-highest tally.
He also has the joint-most hat-tricks in the UCL (8) alongside Ronaldo.
