Lionel Messi Becomes 2nd-ever Footballer to Score 700 Club Goals

Lionel Messi netted his 700th in club football, joining his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, in the list of illustrious footballers to hit the mark.

Ronaldo leads the tally with 706 goals in 954 appearances.

Messi along with Kylian Mbappe inspired Paris St Germain to a 3-0 win at bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille on Sunday to extend their Ligue 1 lead to 8 points.

Mbappe, who bagged a double, was set up by Messi for both his goals, and repaid the favour by laying on another for the Argentine forward as PSG

France forward Mbappe, who was on the losing side against Messi’s Argentina in the World Cup final, became PSG’s joint record scorer with 200 goals - level with Edinson Cavani.

“We were aggressive, we put intensity into the game, that’s what we’d been missing, said PSG centre back Sergio Ramos.

Marseille coach Igor Tudor said he did not regret his side’s high-risk approach.

“Mbappe’s presence didn’t change anything. His presence made it more difficult for us to play our game but we were not going to change it.