Lionel Messi, 33, scored his 643th goal at Spanish professional football FC Barcelona to tie the record for the single most goals in a single club with Pele.
Messi scored a heading equalizer in the 49th minute when the team was pulled 1-0 in the 2020-2021 season's Primera Liga (La Liga) home game against Valencia in Camnow in Barcelona, Spain on the 20th (Korean time).
He made his debut in the first team in 2004 through the Barcelona youth team, and scored his debut goal in Barcelona on May 1, 2005. He played a total of 748 games as'One Club Man' for 17 seasons, setting a record of 643 goals.
This is a tie to the single club's most goals (643 goals) for Pele from 1956 to 1974 playing for Santos (Brazil).
When Messi adds one goal in Barcelona, he breaks Pele's record, which no one else has ever broken, and writes a new record.
Barcelona placed 5th in the league (21 points) in a 2-2 draw against Valencia on this day.
Valencia is 12th with 15 points.
Valencia went ahead with a header from Mukhtar Diakabi in the 29th minute corner.
Barcelona were penalized for extra time in the first half, giving them a chance to make up for it.
Messi's shot as the kicker was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, but Messi shook the net with a header shot while Valencia couldn't clear the ball completely.
In the 7th minute of the second half, Ronald Araujo's extra goal led Barcelona to a 2-1 turnaround, but in the 24th minute of the second half, they scored an equalizer for Maximal Gomes, giving them 1 point.
Meanwhile, Lee Kang-in, who plays for Valencia, was put on the replacement list this day, and was put into the second half in the 45th minute to play a comeback.
Lee Kang-in, who is known to have recently recovered from Coronavirus Infectious Disease-19 (Corona 19), hit the ground after about a month after the Alaves war on the 23rd of last month.
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