Lionel Messi returned to celebrate a new title with the Argentine team. After breaking the curse with the Albiceleste after winning the Copa América in Brazil in July last year, and with the championship that he added with PSG in the Ligue 1now the Flea repeated an image that occurred in another mythical stadium: at Wembley, he added his 40th career title after the Argentina’s victory against Italy in the Finalissima.
In this way, Messi not only established himself as the most winning Argentine soccer player in history, followed by his teammate Ángel Di María, who overtook Carlos Tevez in second place, but instead He is one step away from Dani Alves, who with 42 trophies is the most successful footballer of all time.
This coronation on English soil allowed Messi to reach the 40th title of his career and detach himself from the Spanish Andrés Iniesta and the Brazilian Maxwellwho complete the podium with 37. Of course, the Argentine approached the most winner, his former partner Daniel Alveswho leads the ranking with 42. Behind those mentioned above are Ryan Giggs (36), Kenny Dalglish and Gerard Piqué (35), Vítor Baía (34), Xavi Hernández (33) and Cristiano Ronaldo (33).
What are the 40 titles that Messi won? Lionel’s record It consists of 10 Spanish Leagues, seven Spanish Super Cups, seven King’s Cups, four Champions Leagues, four European Super Cups and three Club World Cups. All those conquests, a total of 35, have been reached with the Barcelona shirt from 2005 until he said goodbye in mid-2021. To these you have to add the recent Ligue 1 reached with PSG.
A clarification: the culé team adds a title to rosarino’s record that has been in constant debate for a long time. It was for the 2005 Spanish Super Cup, which was played over two legs on August 13 and 20. Barcelona and Betis played as champions of the Spanish First Division in 2004/05 and champions of the Copa del Rey in 2004-05, respectively. The Blaugrana They thrashed the first leg 3-0 and lost the second leg 1-2, but Messi did not enter the squad in either of the two matches. For this reason, in many counts they do not consider him as the champion of said contest.
For his part, with the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi has added, in addition to this Finalissima, the Copa América in Brazil 2021, plus the Olympic gold medal in Beijing 2008 and a U-20 World Cup in Holland 2005.
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Lionel Messi also increased his legend as the Argentine soccer player with the most titles in history, where he maintains a wide margin with respect to his maximum persecutors. In this opportunity, also scored with an Ángel Di María trophywho was placed as his only escort with 30. Meanwhile, Carlos Tevez (29) completes the podium.
On the side of noodleThe 2017 French Super Cup that Paris Saint-Germain won but in which he did not participate is also under debate since he was not called up for the single-game duel played in Morocco.
On the list behind Tevez is Luis González. In this case, a clarification similar to that of Messi with Barcelona and that of Di María with PSG but with a particularity since he was out for a large number of games. In the Paranaense Championships won in 2018 and 2019 by Athletico Paranaense, Fought was not part. He not only did not play any of the editions, but he was not in any game on the substitute bench.
Below are the retired Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso, Alfredo Di Stéfano (25), Walter Samuel, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (23) and Sergio Agüero (21).
1.Lionel Messi 40
2. Angel Di Maria 31
3. Carlos Tevez 29
4. Lucho Gonzalez 28
5. Javier Mascherano 25
6. Alfredo Di Stefano 25
7. Esteban Cambiasso 25
8.Walter Samuel 23
9. Guillermo Barros Schelotto 23
10. Sergio Aguero 21
*Source: Silvio Maverino (@mavegol)
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