Barcelona’s
Lionel Messi set a Champions League scoring record when he took his
tally to 14 in the competition so far this season as the holders knocked
out AC Milan to reach the semi-finals.
The three-time World Player of the Year
netted a penalty after 11 minutes, scored with a second spot kick just
before the break and then helped to set up Barca’s third goal for Andres
Iniesta as they ran out 3-1 winners at the Nou Camp.
The Argentine passed the previous
competition record of 12 goals set by himself last season and Dutchman
Ruud van Nistelrooy with Manchester United in 2003.
It also made him the youngest player at 24 to pass the 50-goal mark in Europe’s elite club competition as he moved on to 51.
While the debate rages around him as to
whether he should be considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest
player of all time, Messi continues to notch up goals at a dizzying
rate.
With two months of the season left to play, he has already amassed 58 goals in all competitions.
In stark contrast, his former team mate
at Barcelona, Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had been touted as
the main threat to Barca’s progress on the night, was left ranting about
the referee.
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