Although Barcelona ended up losing the match against Celta Vigo, Leo Messi delivered a great performance and even scored a goal.
The Argentine overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo and now sits alone in the second spot. He's still far away from Robert Lewandowski, though, who has been in monstrous form this season once again.
Current top 10
1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) — 80 pts (40 goals)
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) — 60 pts (30 goals)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) — 58 pts (29 goals)
4. Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) — 54 pts (27 goals)
5. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) — 52 pts (26 goals)
6. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) — 50 pts (25 goals)
7. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) — 46 pts (23 goals)
8. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) — 46 pts (23 goals)
9. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) — 44 pts (22 goals)
10. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) — 44 pts (22 goals)
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'If don’t have him, we have doubts about who will score so many goals': Koeman on Messi's potential exit
“We hope he will not leave because he is still the best player in the world and he has shown today,” Ronald Koeman told the post-Celta presser of Lionel Messi, as quoted by Marca.
“It is impossible to play without him.
“He has already scored 30 goals this season, which have given the team a lot of points.
“It is a question for Leo to decide.
“For me and for the team, we hope he stays because if don’t have him, we have doubts about who will score so many goals.”
While Leo is believed to be closer to extending his contract with Barcelona, which expires in June, the Catalans have '99% decided' to sack Koeman at the end of the season.
Out of this world: Leo Messi scores 30+ league goals in 9 seasons after Celta opener
Even though Barcelona were beaten by Celta Vigo 2-1 on Sunday, Lionel Messi managed to reach another milestone over the weekend.
The 33-year-old's opener against the Sky Blues was his 30th goal in the 2020/21 La Liga season.
It means that the Argentine has scored at least 30 league goals in nine seasons since making his senior debut for the Blaugrana in 2004.
2009/10 - 34
2010/11 - 31
2011/12 - 50
2012/13 - 46
2014/15 - 43
2016/17 - 37
2017/18 - 34
2018/19 - 36
2020/21 - 30
Leo will try to improve his record against Eibar in the final matchday of the current campaign on Saturday.
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