Chris Maduewesi
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Lionel Messi day after day continues to prove what a great player that he is, powering Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Ajax in their UEFA Champions League game.
It was a game that saw the Argentine equal the records of Real Madrid legend, Raul, netting a brace that took his tally to 71 goals scored in the Champions League.
Only Raul had that amount of goals in the competition, and Messi has now matched it, moving a goal above his greatest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is on 70 goals.
The manner Messi executed the goals were delightful, hooking in a header in the first half to open the scores, although there were shouts of an offside in the build-up.
His second was more enthralling, he started a move, laying a pass in the paths of Luis Suarez, then quickly moving into position to toe-poke a squared pass in the net for the second goal, ultimately landing himself level with Raul.
With Messi going to play first on Matchday 5 against APOEL, it is most likely that he will be the highest goalscorer even before Ronaldo gets another chance to match Raul's record.
Meanwhile it was a bit disappointing for Chelsea in their travel to Slovenia, only managing a draw against NK Maribor.
Coach Jose Mourinho's team had to come from behind before they were able to a 1-1 draw.
Agim Ibraimi stunned Chelsea with a beautiful curling shot that went past Petr Cech for the opening goal.
Somehow, Chelsea found a way and equalised through Nemanja Matic who guided in John Terry's knock-down to draw his team level.
Chelsea blew a chance to claim all three points, with Jasmin Handanovic saving Eden Hazard's penalty, which helped them to secure a point in the game.
The other shock result of the night came at the Etihad stadium where City were fumbled at home to Ahmed Musa's CSKA Moscow.
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 in front of their fans , and they are now bottom of their group,in danger of not making it to the knockout stages of the competition.
Results
Bayern 2-0 Roma
Athletic 0-2 Porto
Ajax 0-2 Barcelona
Sporting 4-2 Schalke
Shakhtar 5-0 BATE
PSG 1-0 APOEL
Man City 1-2 CSKA Moscow
Maribor 1-1 Chelsea
It was a game that saw the Argentine equal the records of Real Madrid legend, Raul, netting a brace that took his tally to 71 goals scored in the Champions League.
Only Raul had that amount of goals in the competition, and Messi has now matched it, moving a goal above his greatest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is on 70 goals.
The manner Messi executed the goals were delightful, hooking in a header in the first half to open the scores, although there were shouts of an offside in the build-up.
His second was more enthralling, he started a move, laying a pass in the paths of Luis Suarez, then quickly moving into position to toe-poke a squared pass in the net for the second goal, ultimately landing himself level with Raul.
With Messi going to play first on Matchday 5 against APOEL, it is most likely that he will be the highest goalscorer even before Ronaldo gets another chance to match Raul's record.
Meanwhile it was a bit disappointing for Chelsea in their travel to Slovenia, only managing a draw against NK Maribor.
Coach Jose Mourinho's team had to come from behind before they were able to a 1-1 draw.
Agim Ibraimi stunned Chelsea with a beautiful curling shot that went past Petr Cech for the opening goal.
Somehow, Chelsea found a way and equalised through Nemanja Matic who guided in John Terry's knock-down to draw his team level.
Chelsea blew a chance to claim all three points, with Jasmin Handanovic saving Eden Hazard's penalty, which helped them to secure a point in the game.
The other shock result of the night came at the Etihad stadium where City were fumbled at home to Ahmed Musa's CSKA Moscow.
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 in front of their fans , and they are now bottom of their group,in danger of not making it to the knockout stages of the competition.
Results
Bayern 2-0 Roma
Athletic 0-2 Porto
Ajax 0-2 Barcelona
Sporting 4-2 Schalke
Shakhtar 5-0 BATE
PSG 1-0 APOEL
Man City 1-2 CSKA Moscow
Maribor 1-1 Chelsea