Lionel Messi has passed Pele’s milestone of goals in a
calendar year by scoring for the 75th and 76th time in 2012.
The Argentine moved within nine of Gerd Muller’s
all-time record and helped Barcelona win 4-2 at Mallorca in La
Liga.
76 not out: Messi (centre)
needs 10 more goals to break Gerd Muller's record
Prolific: Messi still has 50
days to break Muller's record
Xavi Hernandez scored in the 28th minute before Messi
struck in the 44th. Cristian Tello added a third goal a minute later. Mallorca
replied twice but Messi made it 4-2 as Barcelona rebounded from their surprising
2-1 defeat at Celtic in the Champions League.
Pele scored 75 goals in 1958. Muller netted 85 in
1972.
Legends: Muller (above left)
and Pele (below)
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