Atlanta United became the 100th team Lionel Messi has scored against in his illustrious club career. Which clubs has he scored the most on? How many nations have tried — and failed — to keep him out of the back of the net? jeffrueter analyzes.
Aug. 1, 2023Atlanta United won’t be happy with their showing in the 2023 Leagues Cup, finishing bottom of Group South 3, but at least they can take solace from the fact that they’ve made history.
That was his only goal in nine appearances during the 2004-05 season. That tally rose to eight over 25 appearances in 2005-06. As he became more integrated into the first team, Messi’s goalscoring then took off. In the 2006-07 season’s sixth match on October 15, Messi scored the insurance goal in a 3-1 win over Sevilla. It started a trend of him beating the perennial Europa League winners’ defense more than any other opponent he’s faced throughout his career.
Those 100 clubs come scattered across 22 nations. England has been his third most fruitful nation of opponent origin, bagging 27 goals against the Premier League’s old “big six” sides: Arsenal most often with nine, followed by seven from Manchester City in a wholly different kind of title race. While he found the back of the net against one more German team than the English sextet, those seven held him to “just” 19 goals.
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