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Lionel Messi headed in from Jordi Alba’s cross to equal the mark set by Pele.© AFP
Brazilian soccer legend Pele has congratulated Lionel Messi for matching his document for many objectives at a single membership, which has stood for nearly half a century. Messi achieved the feat in opposition to Valencia in La Liga on Saturday. With a objective within the first half, Messi introduced up his 643rd objective for Barcelona. The Brazilian legend had scored the identical quantity of objectives for his membership Santos and with the strike in opposition to Valencia, Messi went on to equal the document, Goal.com reported. “When your heart overflows with love, it is difficult to change your path, Like you, I know what it”s like to love wearing the same shirt every day. Like you, I know that there is nothing better than the place we feel at home,” the 80-year-old former Brazil star wrote on Instagram.
“Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel. But above all, congratulations on your beautiful career at Barcelona. Stories like ours, of loving the same club for so long, unfortunately, will be increasingly rare in football. I admire you very much, @leomessi,” he added.
The Argentine celebrity reached the milestone with a diving header within the first half in opposition to Valencia. In the primary half, Messi had additionally missed a penalty as Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech was as much as the duty.
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The match between Barcelona and Valencia led to a 2-2 draw with each side sharing some extent every. For Barcelona, Messi and Ronald Araujo obtained on the scoresheet whereas Mouctar Diakhaby and Maximiliano Gonzalez had been the goalscorers for Valencia.
Barcelona have now slipped to the fifth spot in La Liga standings with 21 factors from 13 matches and are eight factors behind table-toppers Atletico Madrid. The Catalan facet will subsequent tackle Valladolid in La Liga on Tuesday.
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