Lionel Messi set two new Champions League records on Wednesday night to move past his long-term sporting rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Argentine superstar netted from close-range to draw Paris Saint-Germain level away to Maccabi Haifi in Israel. It came after Tjaronn Chery had given the home side a shock lead – netting their first goal in the competition (outside of qualification matches) for two decades.
Yet the Israeli side’s advantage lasted just 14 minutes as Messi bagged an equaliser in the 37th minute; finding space inside the area after Kylian Mbappe’s probing run, with the ball dropping kindly to Messi, who took a touch to compose himself before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Joshua Cohen.
