The holder of the current record was actually named best goalscorer of the 20th century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
- Thanks to his brace against Real Betis, Leo Messi has reached 447 La Liga goals.
- He has equalled Josef Bican’s record for most goals scored in a European domestic league, Barcelona fan @Barca19stats points out on Twitter.
- The Czech-Austrian striker netted 447 goals in the Czechoslovak league between 1936 and 1955.
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- Messi will have the chance to set a new record against Atletico Madrid, who are going to be Barca’s first opponents after the international break.
- Leo has scored six goals so far this season, with five of them coming from the penalty spot.
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