Supersport : Barcelona forward Lionel Messi set a record for goals scored in a calendar year of 86 when he netted his second of the night in a La Liga game at Real Betis on Sunday, beating Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record of 85.
The 25-year-old World Player of the Year earlier equalled the record when he picked up the ball in a central position in the 16th minute and left the Betis defence standing before sending an angled shot across goal into the bottom right corner.