Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s previous mark for most goals scored for clubs in Europe’s top five leagues.
The Argentine surpassed Ronaldo when he scored the second goal for Paris in their 3-1 league victory over Montpellier on February 1, according to Sportskeeda.
Fabian Ruiz set up Lionel Messi to score with a deft finish in the 72nd minute in the league win which represented the Argentine’s 14th club goal of the 22/23 season.
Messi scored his 697th club goal, having played his entire senior career in Europe’s top-five leagues.
He overtook Ronaldo’s tally of 696 goals while taking 84 fewer games than his Portuguese counterpart.
🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗: Lionel Messi broke another record last night.
He is now the man with the most club goals in Europe’s top 5 leagues – 697. ⚽🐐 pic.twitter.com/vSzUR41jPs
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 2, 2023
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The former Barcelona star is now just four short of his rival’s tally of 701 all-time club goals. Ronaldo is yet to score for his new club Al-Nassr in a competitive encounter so it might not take long for the Argentine to overtake him.
This was the 35-year-old’s 14th goal of the season for PSG across competitions. He has also provided 14 assists for the Parisians in 23 overall appearances this term.
PSG host Bayern in Paris on February 14, with the second leg in Germany on March 8.
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