Lionel Messi just 1 goal away from equalling Pele's club record
- Lionel Messi could equal Pele's goal record with his next goal for Barcelona
- The Argentine scored his 642nd goal for the Catalans in their win over Levante
- Sergio Busquets emerged as the club's most capped player after playing his 593rd game
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Lionel Messi scored the all-important goal that powered Barcelona to a 1-0 victory over Levante at Camp Nou over the weekend.
The win propelled Ronald Koeman's men to 17 points from 11 matches as they currently occupy the eighth position on the log.
Messi fired a left-foot shot into the right corner of the post after receiving a superb overhead pass from Frenkie de Jong towards the end of the meeting.
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However, the goal was not only crucial to the Catalans title campaign as they are nine points behind log leaders Real Sociedad, it also moved the forward to break Pele's goal record.
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The goal helped him to increase his tally for the Blaugrana to 642 goals across all competitions - just one more to equal the Brazil legend's number for Santos.
Republic World quoting Mundo Deportivo reports that the three-time World Cup champion scored 643 goals during his reign at the South American club.
The publication claims Messi will aim to beat that record just before the turn of a new year as they host table-toppers Real Sociedad in their next game.
Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets also made history in the game against Levante after moving up on Barcelona’s all-time appearances list.
He rose to become the club's fourth player with the most appearance after featuring in his 593rd game for the La Liga side.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is plotting to raid Manchester City for Barcelona's top target, Eric Garcia, in January.
The 19-year-old was said to have rejected a new deal from the Citizens in a bid to rejoin the Catalans at the end of the season.
Barca made attempts to land the player in the summer but their offers were thrown out by City who thought they could convince the youngster to commit his future to them.
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