In 2010, Messi was able to register a win against Brazil in his fifth attempt, scoring against them in a friendly in Doha.
He has faced a total of 44 different clubs from 19 different countries in Europe's elite competition and so far has only failed to score against four of them: Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Rubin Kazan and Udinese. Messi had waited 16 long years for his maiden senior international title, but an Angel Di Maria goal gave Argentina a 1-0 final victory over old enemies Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. Then billed as one of the men to watch out for in the 2006 World Cup, Messi, 18, announced himself on the world stage on March 1, firing a curling left-footed shot past goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa in Basel. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.). Bayer Leverkusen have taken the biggest single-game hit so far, when Messi rattled five goals in one match against the bewildered Germans to inspire Barcelona to a comprehensive 7-1 win in March 2012. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much On that day he scored a left-footed effort in a 2-2 draw in Catalonia. In the current season Sergio Ramos scored 2 goals. 11 Claudio Bravo , Dudu Aouate, Ruben Martinez, Marko Dmitrovic, 8 Christian Abbiati, Daniel Aranzubia, Sergio Asenio, Fernando Pacheco, 7 Miguel Moya, Cesar Sanchez, Jordi Codina, Willy Caballero, Bernd Leno, Cristian Alvarez, Keylor Navas, Antonio Adan, Juan Carlos, Sergio Rico, 6 Asier Riesgo, Gustavo Munua, David de Gea, Casto, Kiko Casilla, Gero Rulli, Manuel Almunia, 5 Sergio Aragoneses, Vicente Guaita, Salvatore Sirigu, Przemyslaw Tyton, Fabri, Oier Olazabal, Iago Herrerin, Sergio Alvarez, Ruben Blanco, Tomas Vaclik, 4 Ricardo, David Cobeno, Gregory Coupet, Javi Varas, Esteban, Julio Cesar, Andrey Dikan, Adrian, Yoel Rodriguez, Bono, Jeroen Zoet, Aitor Fernandez, Jordi Masip, Manolo Reina, 3 Woiciech Szczesny, Franco Costanzo, Toni Doblas, Andriy Pyatov, Roberto Fernandez, German Lux, Hugo Lloris, Alexandros Tzorvas, Johan Selberg-Wiland, Roman Pavlik, Kenneth Vermeer, Jasper Cillessen, Urko Pardo, Diego Marino, Mat Ryan, Dorus de Vries, Leandro Chichizola, Neto, 2 Luis Garcia, Ruben Perez, Remy Vercoutre, Artur Boruc, Sergio Sanchez, Juan Pablo, Hans Jorg Butt, Edwin van der Sar, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, Jens Lehmann, Jacobo Sanz, Juan Calatayud, Aleksandr Gutor, Rafael, Mario Fernandez, Mikel Saizar, Joe Hart, Jaime Jiminez, Manuel Neuer, Petr Cech, David Ospina , Jon Andres Serantes, Craig Gordon, Nauzet Perez, Gianluigi Buffon, Kepa , David Soria, Axel Werner, Alisson, Jaume Domenech, Sergio Herrera, 1 Anthony Lopes, Mathieu Gorgelin, Raul Valbuena, Mario Galinovic, Inaki Lafuente, Jose Pinto, Tim Wiese, Javier Lopez Vallejo, Marco Sotari, Raphael Schafer, Allan McGregor, Sterano Sorrentino, Vladan Kujovic, Timo Hildebrand, Francesc Arnau, Juan Carlos Caballero, Rui Patricio, Leo Franco, Inaki Goitia, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Vladimir Stojkovic, Oscar Ustari, Diego Calzado, Federico Vilar, Damian Albil, Justo Villar, Fock, Helton, Fraser Forster, Dani Hernandez, Marco Amelia, Enaut Zubikarai, Jesus Fernandez, Xabi Irureta, Julian Cuesta, Marcelo Barovero, Manu Fernandez, Yann Sommer, Kevin Trapp, Silvio Proto, Juan Soriano, Stole Dimitrievski, Ondrej Kolar, Roman Burki, Rui Silva, Alex Remiro, Denes Dibusz, Ruslan Neshcheret, Follow the major changes at the Nou Camp in our FREE Barca newsletter. Argentina and Croatia have gone up against each other on five occasions - thrice in friendlies and twice in World Cups. That meant Diego Alves was given the chance of a particularly merry Christmas, as he received 21, specially made, bottles. Lionel Messiwon everything under the sun at Barcelona before embarking on a new challenge at Paris Saint-Germain, with his move to France coming on the back of his first major international trophy with Argentina at the Copa America. He has scored a hat-trick against Manchester City, four goals in one . In the Euro 2012, Ronaldo pushed another header into the net. 3. - Messi's five most common clubs to score against have been Sevilla, Atletico Madrid . Lionel Messi has scored 13 goals in 26 matches at the football World Cup.The next meeting between the pair was when Messi's Argentina truly dominated the Brazil side in June 2012, winning 4-3, with the Barcelona star netting a hat-trick.
Mbappe scored 2 Champions League goals against Real Madrid, while Benzema netted 3 to knock PSG out of the competition. Passion for Real Sociedad runs as deep as San Sebastian's love for Basque culture and cuisine, Top 10 greatest FA Cup shocks after Grimsby stun Southampton, Arsenal's win over Everton puts onus back on Manchester City to keep up, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011. Lionel Messi is known for delivering for his club and his national team year in and year out. Despite a disappointing debut season in Paris, Messi proved hes still a class above the rest for his country. After swiping home his penalty, the Argentine added a second just before halftime with a fine angled finish. Ronaldo, with seven Man of the Match awards, after Portugals 3-2 win over Ghana, also went past Messi, who has six trophies. ngel Di Mara drew the penalty, and Messi proceeded to beat Frances Hugo Lloris to put Argentina up 1-0. Overall, Karim Benzema's goals scored per 90 minutes is 0.81. This first 2022 World Cup goal for Messi made him the first Argentine player to score in four different World Cup tournaments (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022). Lionel Messi, having scored a stunning goal against Mexico in the Group C match of the FIFA World Cup, took his goal tally against El Tri to four now. Pen, Paper and Podcast with Vijay Lokapally, Copyright 2022, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. All Rights Reserved, Ronaldo confirms his World Cup dream ended with cryptic message on social media. - Jose has become a laughing stock","pageType":"SLIDELIST","id":"blt048c127107591d67","slug":"jose-mourinho-touchline-tantrums-laughing-stock","url":null,"image":{"credit":"Getty","url":"https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt88291ec629d31119/63ff9e1ab208481ff2abae06/mourinho-meltdown.jpg","alt":"Jose Mourinho Roma Serie A 2022-23 ","source":"Getty","width":1920,"height":1080}},{"headline":"Swanson is unstoppable! Cristiano has scored 28 of his competitve goals against sides ranked 100 or lower, whereas Messi has 0 goals against 100+ ranked . Messi proceeded to beat Livakovi on the PK, putting Argentina up 1-0 in the 34th minute. Surprisingly enough, there are just six teams out of the 37 that Messi has come up against in the Champions League he has failed to score against, and Liverpool isone of them.In comparison to most opponents Messi plays against, he has a less-than-stellar record against Brazil, facing them 12 times in his career in all competitions at international level.
Messi has scored vs. 40 clubs in UCL! His second goal in the 2-1 win over Everton in October 2022 saw him become the first player to reach the milestone in the game's history. Arsenal: 9 goals in 6 games (537 minutes in total) Courtois has been one of the favourite victims of Messi, who has conceded 9 goals. Thierry Henry: 24 clubsHis first encounter with the Brazilians arrived at the Emirates Stadium in London in 2006 in a friendly, when the Selecao won 3-0.
He missed out on the chance to improve his record against the Selecao in September 2021 when Argentina saw their clash with Brazil suspended, though, as health authorities objected to the participation of four Albiceleste players for allegedly breaching quarantine rules.
A mercurial South American has collected seven Ballons dOr to sit alongside a Copa America triumph with his country and the countless honours he has won at club level with that haul including 10 title triumphs in Spain and four Champions League crowns. Celtic: 8 goals in 6 games (488 mins) With the goal against Mexico, Messi, 35, got level with his Portuguese compatriot and also with Argentine legend Diego Maradona. Benfica became the 40th club added to Messi's long list of vanquished Champions League opponents -- less than a month after Israeli side Maccabi Haifa became the 39th when he netted against them in a 3-1 victory in mid-September.Brazil |