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#2 Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)

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Career Goals in UEFA Champions League – 100

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Lionel Messi has scored 100 Champions League goals from 125 appearances, with a fascinating return of 0.8 goals per game! He has the record of taking the least amount of game to reach 100 Champions League goals and has been the UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in 5 seasons. The Argentinian is also the youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League and also has the joint most hattricks in the Champions League.

Messi made his Champions League debut in the 2004/05 season, when he played in Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, however, the Argentinian was not able to find the back of the net. Next season, however, Messi scored his first Champions League goals against Panathinaikos and since then, Messi has scored every season in the Champions League. He has hit double figures 4 times and the 14 goals he scored in the 2011/12 season is his best return.

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Last season, Messi scored 6 goals from 10 games in the Champions League, as Barcelona crashed out of the Quarter Finals. It has been 3 seasons since Barcelona last won the tournament and Messi has recently talked of his desire to win the Champions League again. The Argentinian has started the season strong, after being handed the armband at Barcelona and has scored 4 goals in 5 games already.

Barcelona are in Group B this season, along with Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham. They welcome PSV at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night and will be looking up to their Skipper to start the tournament with a bang!

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