86 goals in a year is a staggering haul. Surely this will not be repeated for many years.
Messi align=left src=”http://www.spyghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wpid-Messi.jpg” width=300 height=168/>Messi strikes again to beat Gerd Mueller?s record for goals in a calender year! The Argentine finds Iniesta in the area, the Spaniard backheels the ball back and Messi thumps a first time finish into the far corner!
Lionel Messi has surpassed with Gerd Muller?s record of 85 goals for club and country in a calendar year after scoring twice in the opening 25 minutes for Barcelona against Real Betis.
The Argentinian, who started the match on 84 goals, required just 15 minutes to break the deadlock and equal the record.
Collecting the ball on the inside right channel, he drove diagonally into the penalty area, beating three defenders before picking out the bottom corner.
His 86th arrived ten minutes later in a move he started and finished before firing the ball into the same corner.
Messi has been in hot pursuit of Muller?s record, set in 1972 when he scored 85 goals for Bayern Munich and West Germany in all competitions.
There had been some doubt about whether Messi would make the team after bruising his left knee in the midweek Champions League draw with Benfica.
But he was able to train with his teammates on Saturday after making a swift recovery and coach Tito Vilanova passed him fit to make the journey to Seville.
Barcelona can establish a six-point lead at the top of La Liga if they beat fifth-place Betis.
