Messi tops the record of most goals in a calendar year

With a 2-1 win over Betis this Sunday, Messi topped the record of the most goals in a calendar year. He made his 85thand 86th goal against Betis. The Argentine attacker moved above the Bayern Munich striker Gerd Muller who had a previous record of 85 goals in a year. The Barcelona man pulled off this record and even topped the record with his 86 goals in 66 games. 

Previously, Muller had done this in 60 appearances. The Argentine started the year with 2012 with two goals against Osasuna in the Copa del Rey and then picked up the pace after scoring double and triples in the year hence forward both in club and country. Messi had come into the Sunday’s game with scoring 2 goals on twenty occasions and at least three triple strikes nine times.

The player topped the haul with his five goal strike against Bayer Leverkusen. ‘on the other hand, Muller was boosted by Bayern’s run of 21 matches in 37 days during the traditional preseason time. The German scored 12 goals in five games in the DFB-Ligapokal campaign. He also scored 10 goals against Galatasaray and Omonia Nicosia in the opening stages of the old European Cup.