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Lionel Messi breaks Champions League record in 700th game for Barcelona


Barcelona star Lionel Messi has broken yet another Champions League record. By scoring against Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday's Champions League game, he has become the first player to score against 34 different teams in the Champions League. It was a good night for the Barcelona captain as he was directly involved in all of Barcelona's three goals in the 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund, providing assists for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann. Messi, Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo formerly shared the record for scoring against the highest number of teams in the Champions League; 33. He's now a step ahead of Ronaldo in that regard. Messi has scored against the following teams in the Champions League:

Borussia Dortmund, Slavia Prague, PSV Eindhoven
SpursManchester United, Olympique Lyon, Liverpool, Juventus, Olympiacos, Chelsea, Celtic
Man CityBorussia MonchengladbachParis Saint Germain
AS Roma, Bayer LeverkusenArsenalAjaxAPOEL Nicosia
Bayern Munich, AC MilanSpartak MoscowBATe BorisovViktoria, PlzenPanathinaikosFC CopenhaganShakhtar DonetskReal Madrid, Dynamo KyivVFB StuttgartFC Basel
Sporting Club de Portugal, RangersWerder Bremen.
Messi has now netted 13 goals and provided six assists in all competitions for Barcelona this season. Yesterday was a historic night for Messi as he became only the second Barcelona player to reach the 700 games landmark, after Xavi Hernandez who made 767 appearances. Barcelona are now Group F leaders in the Champions League with their win yesterday.


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