History maker: Lionel Messi sets new mark by scoring in UEFA Champions League for 15th straight year (VIDEO)
Barcelona football superstar Lionel Messi has made UEFA Champions League history by becoming the first player to score in the competition in each of the last 15 seasons.
Messi's close-range strike meant that the Argentine hitman stood alone as the only player in Champions League history to register a goal in the competition for 15 successive seasons.
It added to Messi's long list of personal accolades as the Barcelona star fired his side into the lead inside the opening three minutes of the match in the Czech Republic.
Messi already ⏰➡️ https://t.co/eSLIr3hZxDpic.twitter.com/oc6IGKHTdA
— Bleacher Report Live (@brlive) October 23, 2019
📹 | #SlaviaBarça | Lionel Messi's First #UCL goal of the season! SLP 0-1 FCB pic.twitter.com/1SoP72t53d
— BT Media (@BTVideoClips) October 23, 2019
Messi was congratulated for his crisp first-time finish as his teammates mobbed him after the goal, with the players perhaps aware of the landmark nature of the goal.
15 - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has become the first player in Champions League history to score at least once in 15 consecutive seasons in the competition. Longevity. pic.twitter.com/mWxv6tLnJZ
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 23, 2019
In addition, Messi's strike equaled rival Cristiano Ronaldo's record for scoring against 33 different opponents in the competition.
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