Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Lionel Messi wins again vs Cristiano Ronaldo/Photo/Reuters
Messi contributed one goal and one assist in the 2-0 win at the Allianz Riviera. Messi’s goal was scored in the 26th minute, then in the 76th minute he gave an assist to Sergio Ramos.
These results made Messi officially collect 702 goals at club level in Europe. Messi overtook the record held by his arch rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 701 goals.
Both of them still continue to compete with each other even though they no longer play in the same league as before when they were at Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Thanks to the addition of one goal and one assist, Messi also recorded another extraordinary record. He achieved a thousand goal contributions at the club during his career with 702 goals and 298 assists.
Together with Barcelona, the best player for the 2022 World Cup scored 672 goals and 265 assists. Meanwhile at PSG, La Pulga -nicknamed Messi- recorded 30 goals and 33 assists.
This season, Messi has recorded 14 goals and 14 assists for PSG in the 2022/2023 French League. That makes Messi the player with the most goal contributions (goals plus assists) this season in the competition.