display
Valladolid (AP) - Superstar Lionel Messi has scored his 644th career goal for FC Barcelona, surpassing the record set by Brazilian football legend Pelé, who once scored 643 goals for FC Santos.
Messi scored in the 3-0 (2-0) success of FC Barcelona at Real Valladolid in the 65th minute.
With the success, the Catalans consolidated fifth place in the Spanish Primera División.
Previously, Clement Lenglet (21st) and Martin Braithwaite (35th) scored for Barcelona.
Atlético Madrid continues to lead the way in Spain.
In the top game, the capitals prevailed 2-0 (0-0) at third in the table Real Sociedad San Sebastián.
Mario Hermoso and Marcos Llorente scored the goals for success in the 49th and 74th minutes.
This means that coach Diego Simeone's team now has three points more than local rivals Real, who can catch up again today with a win against FC Granada.
display
However, Meister Real has already played one more game.
San Sebastián is already six points behind and has even played three times more than Atlético.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 201222-99-790344 / 5
Information about the game on the league homepage