MX23RW : Friday, November 22 05:57:08| >> :120:44021:44021:
[monks data]
Barcelona logo
Champions League | Round-of-16
Mar 12, 2013 at 7.45pm UK
 
Milan logo

4-0

Lionel Messi becomes Champions League's second-highest goalscorer

Messi overtakes Van Nistelrooy
© PA Photos
Lionel Messi becomes the second-highest goalscorer in the Champions League with his first strike against AC Milan tonight.

Lionel Messi has become the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with his first strike against AC Milan on Tuesday.

The Barcelona forward scored after just five minutes at Camp Nou to take his tally to 57 goals in the competition, one more than former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Messi added a second five minutes from half time to level the last-16 tie 2-2.

Raul is the current all-time top scorer in the Champions League with 71 goals.

You can follow all the second-leg action between Barcelona and Milan live with Sports Mole's text commentary here.

ID:73865: cacheID:73865:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1489:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Lionel Messi
Read Next:
Messi becomes second-highest CL goalscorer
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Liverpool440012
2Sporting Lisbon431010
3Brest431010
4Inter Milan431010
5Monaco431010
6Barcelona43019
7Dortmund43019
8Aston Villa43019
9Atalanta42208
10Juventus42117
11Lille42117
12Man City42117
13Arsenal42117
14B. Leverkusen42117
15Celtic42117
16Dinamo Zagreb42117
17AC Milan42026
18Bayern42026
19Benfica42026
20Feyenoord42026
21Real Madrid42026
22Brugge42026
23Atletico42026
24PSV41215
25Sparta Prague41124
26Stuttgart41124
27PSG41124
28Shakhtar41124
29Girona41033
30Salzburg41033
31Bologna40131
32RB Leipzig40040
33Sturm Graz40040
34Young Boys40040
35Red Star40040
36Slovan Bratislava40040


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!