Barcelona-Chelsea: Messi breaks Ronaldo’s Champions League record

Jordan Russell (@JordRuss96)
15 mar 2018

Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Chelsea last night proved to be yet another landmark occasion for Lionel Messi, as he scored his 100th UEFA Champions League goal in front of a packed Camp Nou.

The Argentine’s latest milestone achievement will be even sweeter for many Blaugrana fans given the fact he surpassed a record previously set by Cristiano Ronaldo in the process.

Indeed, it took Messi just 123 appearances in Europe’s premier club competition to reach his century of goals – that is 14 games fewer than the Portuguese international.

100 – Lionel Messi has now scored 100 Champions League goals in just 123 appearances, 14 games fewer than it took Cristiano Ronaldo (137) to reach this milestone. Extraordinary. pic.twitter.com/CfbtoVKb7y
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 14, 2018