Messi breaks Ronaldo’s record in Europe’s top five leagues

The Argentine legend and PSG star Lionel Messi is now alone at the top of the list of the best scorers in the five major European leagues throughout history. The Argentina star Messi tucked home PSG’s second goal with a typically neat finish in the 72nd. Lionel Messi scored for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Wednesday as they beat Montpellier 3-1 and moved five points clear at the top of the French league. It was Lionel Messi’s 697th goal in the top five European leagues, surpassing the record of Cristiano Ronaldo. He achieved it in 84 fewer games than the Portuguese star. Before this game, Messi had scored 696 goals in his club career, with 13 goals for PSG this season. Messi broke the record registered in the name of the Portuguese star and Al-Nasr KSA Cristiano Ronaldo, becoming the historical scorer of the five major leagues in the old continent. Messi raised his score to 697 goals and made 297 goals, during his participation in 835 matches, while Ronaldo has 696 goals and made 197 in 919 matches. Messi scored 84 goals in his football career, which is full of European stadiums, through penalty kicks, while 74 goals came from outside the penalty zone.