Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Argentine Lionel Messi scored a goal and created another, in the match between his French club, Paris Saint-Germain, and his Israeli counterpart, Maccabi Haifa, which ended with the victory of the first, with a score of 1/3, in the second round of the European Champions League 2023/ 2022.
Messi scored the first goal for the Paris club in the 37th minute, and scored the second goal for his colleague Kylian Mbappe in the 69th minute.
Thus, Messi reached the 126th goal in the “Champions League”, while he provided 37 assists, after playing 158 games, with the Spanish clubs Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, especially since the 2005/2004 season until the current season.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score against 39 teams from 19 different countries in the Champions League throughout history, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United player, who scored against 38 teams.
Messi became the first player to score in 18 consecutive seasons in the European competition, overtaking Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid player, who scored in 17 seasons.