{"id":62540,"date":"2014-11-06T07:50:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T07:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=62540"},"modified":"2014-11-06T07:50:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T07:50:53","slug":"champs-league-messi-equals-record-in-barca-win-bayern-comfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/champs-league-messi-equals-record-in-barca-win-bayern-comfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Champs League: Messi equals record in Barca win, Bayern comfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\" style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Lionel Messi drew level with Raul&#8217;s all-time Champions League record of 71 goals after scoring twice in Barcelona&#8217;s 2-0 victory against Ajax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Argentina international Messi scored in the 36th minute with a soft header after\u00a0<strong>Ajax\u00a0<\/strong>failed to clear a free kick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">His 71st goal in the competition came after he linked with substitute Pedro in the 76th minute as Barcelona qualified for the last 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain and Porto join Barca in the next round.<\/p>\n<div class=\"data-table-outer\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table class=\"data-table\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/>\n<col width=\"33.333%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"heading\">\n<th class=\"left first\" colspan=\"3\">Champions League record scorers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">71 goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">90 games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Raul<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">71 goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">142 games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">70 goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">107 games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Ruud van Nistelrooy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">56 goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">73 games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Thierry Henry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">50 goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">112 games<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Messi has now surpassed Real Madrid&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 70, in the\u00a0<span class=\"text\">list of Champions League top scorers.<\/span><span class=\"external-link-icon\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">&#8220;Messi is without doubt the best player I&#8217;ve seen as a player and a coach,&#8221; said Barca manager Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">While it took Raul 142 Champions League outings to score his 71 goals, Messi&#8217;s appearance against Ajax was his 90th in the competition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Ronaldo, who started and ended\u00a0Real&#8217;s 1-0 win against Liverpool on Tuesday\u00a0on 70 goals, has featured in the tournament 107 times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Ajax, who are left to battle it out with Apoel Nicosia in Group F for third spot and a place in the Europa League, finished with 10 men against Barcelona after defender Joel Veltman was sent off for two yellow cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"data-table-outer\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<table class=\"data-table\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"heading\">\n<th class=\"left first\" colspan=\"2\">Wednesday&#8217;s Champions League facts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\"><strong>Barcelona&#8217;s Xavi played his 144th Champions League game, going level with Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas with the most appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Bayern Munich have scored 11 goals in four Champions League Group E games, conceding one, while taking a maximum 12 points<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row2\">\n<td class=\"left first\">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Ajax&#8217;s starting line-up had a combined total of 102 Champions League games &#8211; 42 less than Xavi has on his own<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"left \">\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\"><strong>Only four of the Lionel Messi&#8217;s 71 Champions League goals have been headers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Elsewhere in Group F, Uruguay international striker Edinson Cavani found the net in the first minute as leaders\u00a0<strong>Paris St-Germain\u00a0<\/strong>overcame<strong>Apoel Nicosia\u00a0<\/strong>1-0 to advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Goals by Franck Ribery and Mario Gotze ensured\u00a0<strong>Bayern Munich\u00a0<\/strong>overcame\u00a0<strong>Roma\u00a0<\/strong>2-0 to win Group E with two games to spare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">The Italians, who began the match with Francesco Totti, Gervinho and Miralem Pjanic on the bench, will be fighting with CSKA Moscow and Manchester City for second spot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">&#8220;I&#8217;d like to congratulate my players. I never expected to qualify after four games,&#8221; said Bayern manager Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">However, Bayern&#8217;s victory came at a cost as left-back David Alaba injured medial knee ligaments and Guardiola expects him to miss the rest of the calendar year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Nani, who is on loan from Manchester United, scored one as Chelsea&#8217;s Group G rivals\u00a0<strong>Sporting Lisbon\u00a0<\/strong>defeated Roberto Di Matteo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Schalke<\/strong>4-2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Sporting&#8217;s Portuguese rivals\u00a0<strong>Porto\u00a0<\/strong>overcame\u00a0<strong>Athletic Bilbao\u00a0<\/strong>2-0 to seal their place in the last 16, Jackson Martinez and Yacine Brahimi with the goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #1c1c1c;\">Also in Group H,\u00a0<strong>Shakhtar Donetsk\u00a0<\/strong>defeated\u00a0<strong>BATE Borisov\u00a0<\/strong>5-0, Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano scoring a hat-trick to take his tally in this season&#8217;s competition to nine goals in four appearances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78788000\/jpg\/_78788910_edinson_ap.jpg\" alt=\"Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring for Paris St-Germain against Apoel Nicosia\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"color: #4f4d4b;\">Edinson Cavani scored Paris St-Germain&#8217;s fastest goal ever in the Champions League<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78789000\/jpg\/_78789315_franck_ribery_getty.jpg\" alt=\"Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery celebrates scoring against Roma in the Champions League\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"color: #4f4d4b;\">Bayern Munich&#8217;s Franck Ribery has two Champions League goals this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78789000\/jpg\/_78789319_nani_ap.jpg\" alt=\"Nani celebrates after scoring for Sporting Lisbon\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"color: #4f4d4b;\">Nani has scored three goals in four Champions League appearances for Sporting Lisbon since joining on loan from Manchester United<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"color: #4f4d4b;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"color: #4f4d4b;\">Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi drew level with Raul&#8217;s all-time Champions League record of 71 goals after scoring twice in Barcelona&#8217;s 2-0 victory against Ajax. 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