The Argentine star, Lionel Messi, the current Paris Saint-Germain player and the former Barcelona legend, tops the list of players who scored the most goals in the opening round of the Spanish League competition.
The Spanish League is scheduled to start on August 14, with the conclusion on June 4, while the competition will stop due to the World Cup finals in November and December.
Messi scored 17 goals in the first round of La Liga during the twenty-first century, surpassing French star Karim Benzema, Real Madrid’s runner-up with 6 goals, equal with the trio Forlat, Morales and Soldado, where the list came as follows:
17 goals – Lionel Messi
6 goals – Karim Benzema
6 goals – Diego Forlan
6 goals – Jose Luis Morales
6 goals – Roberto Soldado
It is noteworthy that the draw for the Spanish League for the next season 2022-2023, Almeria club faced a fiery confrontation against Real Madrid, the champion of the last edition of the La Liga championship, while Barcelona will meet in the opening round its counterpart Rayo Vallecano at the stadium of the first.