Three-peat is called three successive Champions League Titles which is referred towards Real Madrid. In the modern era, Los Blancos is the only club to earn one of the most unique and unparalleled accomplishments. Back in the 1970’s this feat was achieved by Ajax and Bayern as well. It is unlikely that this sort of climax might even be replicated by the record-holding clubs. Let's have a look back at the journey of the Champions League three-peat. Champions League 2015-16 Real Madrid finished the group stage of 15-16 with the most points ( 16 ). This is the best one in their three-peat journey. Los Blancos passed through Roma 4-0 on aggregate in the round of 16. Cristiano Ronaldo's genius resulted in a turnaround in the Quarter-Finals. La Liga giant faced off the Pellegrini’s City in Semi-Finals. Real went into the Finals with a slight margin of 1-0 victory. The Vikings took on arch-rival Atletico Madrid in the Finals. The contest remained all square at full-time and relied ev...
The Argentine maestro has a big status in the world of Football. Lionel Messi who is 35 year old is undoubtedly considered one of The Greatest Player of all time. Little magician has made the beautiful game more exciting and dazzling through his unreal skills. Messi and his competitor Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated Football like nobody else. Messi is an extremely talented player who can score a goal and contribute as an assist provider in the same game. Football legend contains a list of hundreds of records but some specific ones are unreachable even for the next 3 decades.
Youngest 3 Ballon d’Or Winner
Barcelona legend had won his first ever Ballon d’Or in 2009. when he was only 21 year old. Later on, he won 3 successive Ballon d’Or at 24 years, 6 months and 17 days. In 2009, Barcelona had won every other title they competed for and Messi had played the most vital role in achieving the milestone. Many players have dreamed to win The Most Prestigious Award once but the little man has some different standards to live in.
4 Ballon d’Or in a Row
One of the most shocking feat achieved by Messi is winning The Ballon d'Or 4 Times in a row. That’s not a cloud in the air but an unavoiding fact. Few football legends managed to win the Ballon d'Or 3 Times such as Cruyff and Platini which is hard to think about. On other side, Argentine-born had 4 in a row which seems he owns that accolade. Messi’s distinct presence took Barca to another level with his 251 Goals and 90 Assists from 2009-2012.
Most Consecutive Goals in League Games
Messi is the proprietor of another record. The diminutive magician has scored 33 Goals in 21 consecutive league games in the 2012/13 season. During that time he targeted all 19 teams in La Liga including Real Madrid. The most closest to this milestone are Lewandowski and Gerd Muller with 19 and 16 consecutive games respectively. Messi’s insane goalscoring prowess has allowed Barcelona to win 2012/13 La Liga with 100 points.
Most League Goals in a Season
One more ridiculous achievement for Lionel Messi. In the 2011/12 season, he netted 50 La Liga goals in just 37 games. Nobody has ever scored 50 Goals in league games and if someone tried to close down the mark was 48 by Ronaldo. Moreover, Messi made another record that season with 73 Goals and 29 Assists in a single season. Other players worked hard to attain the 50 goals mark in a season while football genius achieved it alone in league games.
Most Goals in a Single Calendar Year
Football is a game of specialists. Several players are good midfielders, some have creative qualities and others are goalscoring threats. Messi is such a player who can be a super midfield player like in 2020 and 2021. Years like 2015,2016 and 2018 are real evidence of creative skills. Along with these multiple characteristics he is the owner of scoring the Most Goals in a single calendar year (91 Goals). Practically the record looks non-existing but not for Lionel Messi. It was given further privilege when the record was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Most Goals in El Clasico
The biggest game on the planet of Club Football is definitely El Clasico. The Argentinian kept the record for Most Goals (26) and Assists (14) in El Clasico. Barcelona vs Real Madrid is absolutely not for nervous minds instead it is a game of cold-blooded. Scoring 2 Hat-Tricks in Clasico only belonged to the little magician and one of them came when he was just 19. None can forget his nick of time Goal in 2017 that silenced the whole Santiago Bernabeu.
Most European Golden Shoe
Gerd Muller won 2, Luis Suarez won 2 and Cristiano Ronaldo won 4. Then there is Lionel Messi who clinched The European Golden Shoe 6 Times. All of his Golden Shoe came in Barcelona Time. In addition, Messi had only 3 till 2016 later on he put his name on 3 back-to-back Golden Shoes from 2017-2019. Out of his 6 Top Scorer awards, Barca was able to win the La Liga title 4 Times (2010,2013,2018 and 2019).
Most Ballon d’Or Winner
The football world already knows that Messi has some separate standards from others. Although Messi is now getting older and couldn’t accelerate his performances like before. However, he won his latest Ballon d’Or in 2021 which made him 7 Times Winner of the award. He has shown some sparks of his extraordinary talent during a Copa America winning campaign which was Argentina's first title in 28 years. He lifted Ballon d’Or in 2009,2010,2011,2012,2015,2019 and 2021.
Most Goal Contribution
The Argentinian is aware of how to score goals alongside providing the goal chances. Lionel Messi not only possesses the Most Goal Contribution record for a single club. He is also the leader of Most Goal Contribution in the Football Era. Messi has 672 Goals with 268 Assists for Barca. Overall statistics, he has 1143 Goal Contribution that splits into 793 Goals and 350 Assists. The nearest to it is The Portuguese Legend Cristiano Ronaldo with 1053 Goal Contribution.
Final Statement
Lionel Messi has a natural Football talent. It is absolutely true that he is a gifted player. Football fans know how difficult it is to be a specialist in a singular skill. Whereas, Messi is an eccentric individual who recognizes dribbling, playmaking, and scoring at the peak level. Therefore, appreciate his magical game as long as he is playing football.
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He could be the best of previous decade. But I could tell the world that his records will be overtaken by Mbappe within next 10 years. He has pace, skills, techniques and power
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