One of many most interesting footballers ever, Lionel Messi continues to weave his magic on the sector, even on the age of 35. The talismanic ahead, who just lately received the FIFA World Cup with Argentina, is getting ready to reaching a historic milestone in his membership profession. Messi, who presently has 699 targets in membership soccer as knowledgeable, is just one objective shy of getting into the 700-goal membership, which has Cristiano Ronaldo as its solely member for the time being.

Messi spent the vast majority of his profession with Barcelona, scoring a complete of 672 targets in 778 video games throughout competitions. Since becoming a member of Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, Messi has scored a complete of 27 targets in 61 video games. That brings up his tally to 699 targets in 839 video games. With PSG subsequent set to face Marseille within the Ligue 1, the Argentine may have his eyes set on the illustrious landmark.

If Messi scores in opposition to Marseille, he would turn out to be solely the second footballer in historical past to attain 700 or extra targets in membership soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo (greater than 800 membership targets) being the opposite one, as per GOAL.com.

Within the final match for PSG, Messi scored a dramatic Ninety fifth-minute free-kick to offer his aspect a 4-3 win over Lille in a unprecedented Ligue 1 sport by which Kylian Mbappe scored twice however Neymar was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle damage.

Messi’s last-gasp winner got here after PSG had squandered a two-goal lead and fallen 3-2 behind, with Mbappe grabbing a late equaliser earlier than the Argentine’s beautiful strike.

The consequence ends a run of three straight defeats for PSG and ensures they finish the weekend as they began it, 5 factors away from second-placed Marseille, who received 3-2 at Toulouse and host the Parisians subsequent.

That was his twenty seventh objective this season in all competitions, but it surely was not the top of the drama as Messi received a free-kick when he was fouled simply outdoors the world by Benjamin Andre.

The World Cup winner stepped as much as dispatch the lifeless ball into the web off the put up to spherical off a outstanding sport.

With AFP inputs

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