Lionel Messi simply can’t stop
scoring.
The Barcelona talisman increased his record tally of goals
scored in a calendar year to 88, after netting twice against FC Cordoba
to secure a 2-0 win in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey tie.
The Argentina striker equalled and
surpassed Muller’s 1972 record of 85 goals in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over
Real Betis when he scored another brace.
But he doesn’t seem content with beating the great German hitman, as he marched on with another two goals this evening.
Lionel Messi (right) scored his 87th and 88th goals of 2012 against FC Cordoba
The 25-year-old was the difference once again for Barcelona, fresh from breaking the record at the weekend.
He scored his first of the match
after just 11 minutes with a routine tap in, and expertly slotted home
as the match drew to a close to kill the game off at the Estadio Nuevo
Arcangel.
The Barca No 10 should really have
bagged a hat-trick at Cordoba, but he failed to capitalise when Gerard
Pique put him through on goal with 20 minutes left to play.
Messi surpassed Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals on Sunday after scoring twice against Betis
Messi could have had a hat-trick if he converted Gerard Pique's through ball
Reaching triple figures in 2012 may be a bridge too far for Messi though. Especially with La Liga’s winter break.
The prolific forward will only play
twice more before 2013 kicks in, meaning he’ll have to average six goals
per game if he wants to reach 100 goals for the year.
Stranger things have happened…
Messi is unlikely to reach the milestone of 100 goals
Gerd Muller held the record for most goals in a calendar year with 85 for Bayern Munich
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