When people last counted 6 players had reached the 700 goals mark in senior competitive football.
Czech-Austrian forward Josef Bican,,former Barcelona star Romario,the one and only incomparable Pele,Real Madrid’s Ferenc Puskas,Germany’s Gerd ‘Der Bomber’ Muller and Ronaldo.
Messi has entered this elite twilight zone of footballing excellence by scoring his 700th goal for club and country when he scored againt Atletico Madrid.
Incidentally,Messi reached the landmark ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE – games faster than Cristiano Ronaldo did (862 games to 974).
Messi now has 630 goals for Barcelona and counting and 70 for Argentina. and counting.
Ronaldo has scored 629 for clubs and 99 for country.
And here is the breakup of Messi’s road to 700 goals.
1 – Albacete in 2005
100 – Dynamo Kiev in 2009
200 – Real Madrid in 2011
300 – Rayo Vallecano in 2012
400 – Granada in 2014
500 – Valencia in 2016
600 – Atlético Madrid in 2018
700 – Atlético Madrid in 2020