Tobi Ijalana
Barca and Argentine captain, Lionel Messi, has marked his 600th goal for Barcelona in style with a magnificent free-kick in their 3-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp.
Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second stamped the 600th goal.
His 600thgoal is coming just days after Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 600th career club goal in Juventus match against Inter Milan on Saturday.
The goal comes 14 years after Messi scored his first for Barcelona the only club he has ever played for professionally.
With 417 of them coming in La Liga, 112 in the Champions League, 50 in the Copa del Rey, 13 in the Spanish Super Cup, five in the Club World Cup and three in the UEFA Super Cup.
His closest challenger, Cesar Rodriguez, hit 232 goals, last playing for Barcelona in 1954.
By scoring against Liverpool, Messi has now scored against all six English teams he has faced in the Champions League.
However, Messi reached the 600-goal mark in 683 games while it took Ronaldo 799 games.
He scored 22 head goals, 491 left foot goals, 85 right foot goals and 2 with the other part of his body.
