With every goal scored by Argentine star Lionel Messi in the Champions League, he is closer to breaking the record set by his Portuguese rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, the historical scorer absent from the tournament.
In continuation of the wonderful season that the Argentine star is living with Paris Saint-Germain, he added two goals yesterday, Tuesday, against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League, to raise his balance in the tournament this season to 4 goals, and his total balance in the Champions League to 129 goals, in the second place in the tournament's top scorer.
Messi is 12 goals away from Ronaldo (140 goals).
Messi also holds many other records, including being the best scorer for one club (Barcelona), where he scored 120 goals compared to Cristiano's 105 goals with Real Madrid.
Messi's latest record in the European competition this season is that he became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score in 18 consecutive seasons, which was denied by Ronaldo, who is absent from the tournament.