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Messi Sits On Ronaldo

By El-Amisty Nobo/sports24gh.com
Football News Messi Sits On Ronaldo
NOV 27, 2014 LISTEN

Lionel Messi's brace for Barcelona on Tuesday against APOEL shot him to the top of the UEFA Champions League all-time leading goal scoring chart with 72 goals from 91 games.

The Argentine footballing 'god' has managed to set two new records in four days. He scored his 253rd goal on Saturday to become the Spanish La Liga all-time leading goal scorer and then became the leading scorer in the history of the Champions League on Tuesday.

However, Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo was on target at the St. Jakob Park on Wednesday as Real Madrid dispatched off Basel by 1-0, taking him level with Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez with 71 goals each but he's one goal behind Lionel Messi.

While Messi leads the goal chart, it is evidently clear that his fiercest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, is going to trade blows with him for the remainder of their respective careers. They may surpass each other a couple of times before they finally hung their boots at the highest level.

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