Messi, single club scored 643 goals… Shoulder to shoulder with’emperor’ Pele

Lionel Messi (33) scored his 643th goal at Spanish professional football FC Barcelona and tied the record for the single most goals in a single club with Pele, “Soccer Emperor”.

Messi scored a heading equalizer in the 49th minute when the team was pulled 0-1 in the 2020-2021 season’s Primera Liga (La Liga) home game against Valencia held at 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 against Pele’s single club’s most goals (643 goals) while playing for Santos (Brazil) from 1956 to 1974.

If Messi added one goal in Barcelona, ​​he would break Pele’s record, which no one had ever broken, and write a new record.

Barcelona placed 5th in the league (21 points) by drawing 2-2 against Valencia. Valencia is 12th with 15 points.

Valencia went ahead with a header from Muktar 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 blocked 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 scored an extra goal for Barcelona to make a 2-1 reversal, 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 on this day, and was put in the second half for 45 minutes to play a comeback.

Lee Kang-in, who is known to have recovered from a recent coronavirus infection (Corona 19), hit the ground after about a month after the Alaves war on the 23rd of last month.

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