The European Football Association (UEFA) announced that Barcelona captain Lionel Messi set a European Champions League record in his team's match on Wednesday against Juventus.
Messi led Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Juventus, where he scored one goal and set another at the Allianz Stadium in Turin in the second round, to lead the Catalan team to the top of Group G with 6 points.
It's a perfect start after bartomeu leaves Barcelona # Messi #Griezmann pic.twitter.com/aedDlX22gh
- Ball (@AthallahNathan) October 29, 2020
I live for the small moments!
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- Messi Tribune (@ApologistMessi) October 29, 2020
Uefa stated through its official account on Twitter that Messi became the first player to score 70 goals in the group stage in the history of the Champions League.
7⃣0⃣ group stage goals for Leo Messi.
No player in history has scored more… # UCL pic.twitter.com/oL5wz2UiKz
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 28, 2020
On the other hand, a new generation of young players dominated the UEFA nominations for the best goal and player in the second round of the Champions League.
Who gets your vote?
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Marcus Rashford
⭐ João Félix
⭐ Duván Zapata
⭐ Moise Kean # UCLPOTW |
@FTBSantander
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 28, 2020
UEFA opened the vote to choose the player for the round from among the 4 nominated players, as follows:
Dovan Zapata (21 years old) Atlanta
Moise Kane (20 years old) Paris Saint-Germain
Joao Felix, 20, Atlético de Madrid
Marco Rashford (22 years old) Manchester United
Which 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗼 gets your vote?
⚽️🚀 # UCLGOTW |
@NissanFootball
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 28, 2020
The vote was also put forward to choose the goal of the week from among the goals scored by the following quartet:
Joshua Kimmich (25 years old) Bayern Munich
Dovan Zapata (21 years old) Atlanta
Markus Thuram, 23, Borussia Moenchengladbach
Tokmak Nguyen (27 years old) Ferencvaros, Hungary