5 European Club Records that Messi or Ronaldo have not broken yet

#3 Goals in most seasons

Raul Gonzalez scored in 14 consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons, setting a record that still stands today. Ryan Giggs of Manchester United, scored in the most UEFA Champions League seasons in total, when he scored in 16 seasons.

Ronaldo has scored in 12 consecutive seasons so far and has scored in 12 seasons in total. As such, he will need to score in 2 more seasons to equal Raul’s record. Also, he might have to play for at least 4 more seasons to equal Gigg’s stunning record. However, it is quite likely that the records will already be broken by the time he gets there.

Messi has scored in 13 consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons for Barcelona and has scored in 13 seasons in total. If he scores in the 2018/19 season, he will equal Raul’s record. He will also need to score in at least 3 more seasons, including this one, to equal Gigg’s record.

While neither of these records will be broken this season, it is quite possible that in the 2019/20 season, one of them would be broken.

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