Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Argentine Lionel Messi, player of the French club Paris Saint-Germain, grabbed the attention during his team’s match with Benfica, which ended in a 1-1 draw, on Wednesday evening, in the third round of the 2023 Champions League. /2022.
Messi scored the only goal of the Parisian club, at the 21st minute of the match, as he exchanged the ball with his teammates, before hitting a powerful ball from outside the penalty area that dwelt in the opponent’s net.
Lionel Messi’s goal sparked an interaction among the tweeters on Twitter, as it was widely circulated and described as “fantasy”.
The Argentine striker reached the 127th goal in the history of his participation in the “Champions League”, 13 goals behind the competition’s historical top scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 140 goals.
Messi, 35, became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score against 40 different teams, according to the Opta website, which specializes in sports statistics.