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A Tribute To Lionel Messi – Highlights From His 86 Goals In 2012

There are just two sets of people in the world of football – those who consider him to be far from being the best No. 10, and those who believe that Messi will be even better than Maradona one day. The rest just don’t understand football. Lionel Messi is the perfect heir to the throne left vacant by Diego Armando Maradona.

The Argentinian broke Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar year last night to help Barca to a 2-1 victory over Real Betis. With a goal in either half of the match  Messi took his goal tally to 86 ahead of the German legend Gerd Muller who set the record back in 1972. And Messi could move further ahead of Muller, with Barcelona still having three games to play before the new year.

Here is the video compilation of all his 86 goals in 2012: