Messi needs only one goal to reach 50 for the ninth year

Leo Messi is a machine of generating goals. The years 

continue to pass but it maintains its level with incredible 

records that justify the famous sentence of Jorge 

Valdano, who said that “Messi is Maradona every day”.

Barca will play against Alavés for the last match of the

 year. At the moment, he has 49 goals in 57 games, so if 

he scores in the game he will reach half a hundred goals

 in a calendar year for Barça and the national team for 

the ninth time. 

This time it will be Robert Lewandowski, the Polish 

striker of Bayern Munich, who will stand for the first time

 in the world top scorer of the year, a milestone achieved

 four times by Messi (2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018) and 

four by Cristiano Ronaldo (2011, 2013, 2013 and 2015). 

The Portuguese, which has already closed 2019 with 39 

goals to its credit.

Since 2009, only the Lewy, Luis Suárez (46 goals with 

Ajax and Uruguay in 2009) and Harry Kane (56 with 

Tottenham and England in 2017) snuck into the Messi-

CR7 duopoly.

MESSI GOALS YEAR TO YEAR

2009 Messi 41 - Luis Suárez 46 (world's 1st )

2010 Messi 60  (1st)

2011 Messi 59  - Ronaldo 60 (1st)

2012 Messi 91  (1st)

2013 Messi 45  - Ronaldo 69 (1st)

2014 Messi 58  - Ronaldo 61 (1st)

2015 Messi 52  - Ronaldo 57 (1st)

2016 Messi 59  (1st)

2017 Messi 54  - Kane 56 (1st)

2018 Messi 51  (1st)

2019 Messi 49 (1 game left) - Lewandowski 54 (1st)