The captain reacted after scoring his 644th goal for the club
Getty Lionel Messi was in a typically humble mood after beating Brazil legend Pele’s historic record on Tuesday night with his latest Barcelona strike. The Argentina international scored the 644th goal of his extraordinary career in a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga. Messi overtakes Pele as the player with the most goals for a single club. ????????????! ????????????????????! ????????????????! ???? pic.twitter.com/nP1eB8a14m FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 22,2020 Messi took to Instagram after the match to offer his thoughts on his latest achievement and admits it’s a landmark he never expected to reach when he first started out. When I started playing football, I didn’t expect to break a record like this, especially since it’s Pelé. I want to thank everyone who has helped me all of these years, my teammates, my family, my friends, and everyone who has supported me. The Barcelona captain put in a superb performance against Real Valladolid. He grabbed his first assist of the season by crossing for Clement Lenglet to open the scoring as well as sealing the win with Barca’s third of the night.
