2011 can be considered the most sublime year for superstar Lionel Messi’s Barcelona career. El Pulga is almost unstoppable, he fires in any tournament he participates in, from La Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and now the World Cup clubs.
The double against Santos in the final of the Club World Cup helped the Argentine superstar equal the scoring record in 6 tournaments difference that teammate Pedro achieved in 2009 and helped him end 2011 with 55 goals. Including 31 goals in La Liga, 12 goals in the Champions League, 6 goals in the Copa del Rey, 3 goals in the Spanish Super Cup, 1 goal in the European Super Cup and 2 goals in the Club World Cup.
Only Famous striker Samuel Eto’o has scored in more tournaments than El Pulga. Specifically, in 2010, this striker nicknamed the black panther set scoring records in 7 different tournaments. In fact, Eto’o only scored in 5 club-level tournaments when he couldn’t shoot in the European Super Cup match, but he also scored in 2 official national team tournaments, CAN and World Cup 2010. p>
However, that is not too important for Lionel Messi as he is still playing brilliantly for Barcelona and helping the team conquer all heights. Not only that, not long ago, El Pulga just reached the 200 goal mark for the Catalan giants at only 24 years old.
In addition, with a double against Santos, the Argentine superstar once again proved Showing that he is a player of big matches, especially finals. Messi once scored against Estudiantes in the 2009 Club World Cup final, also in Yokohama, twice against Manchester United at the Champions League final and once against Bilbao in the King’s Cup final.
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