Messi scored a header in the La Liga match between Barcelona and Valencia. According to official statistics, this was his 643th goal for Barcelona.
Messi also tied the single club scoring record held by "the king" Pele.
China News Service, December 22. On the 22nd, Beijing time, the Spanish "Marca" presented the major awards in La Liga last season. Messi scored 25 goals last season and won the La Liga Golden Boot.
This is Messi's 7th La Liga Golden Boot in his career, which makes him surpass Sara to become the player with the most La Liga Golden Boots.
In this season’s La Liga scorer list, Messi is currently ranked 6th with 6 goals, and only 2 goals from the top of the list, Hérard Moreno. If he recovers in the second half of the season, there is still a great Hope to win his 8th La Liga Golden Boot trophy.
However, Messi doesn't care about the possibility of winning the La Liga Golden Boot for the 8th time.
In his opinion, he hopes to help the team win the championship trophy.
"The 8th La Liga Golden Boot Award? I don’t know, and I haven’t thought about it. This is not something I worry about or obsess about." Messi said after accepting last season’s top scorer trophy, "I would prefer to win the La Liga championship. Instead of being the best shooter, we are fighting for it."
"Barca is slowly growing. We are struggling to advance in the league. Many points should not have been lost. We could have won several games, such as against Alaves, Getafe, Real Madrid... We created many opportunities. This could have changed the situation, but now we have to play a series of games to get ourselves back to the top."
Speaking of dedicating the goal to Maradona in the game against Osasuna, Messi said: "It was a very special day. I was able to dedicate a little respect for my preparation to him. The goal was scored that day. It has a special meaning because we said goodbye to Diego." (End)