‘King Leo’: Fans go wild for Messi after Barcelona star reaches 40 goals for the TENTH consecutive season following brace against Espanyol
- Lionel Messi scored twice to help Barcelona beat Espanyol on Saturday evening
- The two strikes were the Argentinean’s 40th and 41st of the season so far
- He has now surpassed the 40-goal mark in each of the previous 10 campaigns
Fans have heaped praise on Lionel Messi once again after the Argentinean pulled off another incredible feat.
As if his ‘panenka’ free-kick weren’t enough to marvel at during Barcelona’s 2-0 victory over Espanyol, his two strikes against their neighbours were his 40th and 41st of the season — helping the No 10 reach another impressive landmark.
As the club’s own Twitter page pointed out, it is the tenth consecutive season that Messi has hit the 40-goal mark, ever since netting 47 during the 2009-10 campaign.
Lionel Messi has reached 40 goals for the tenth consecutive season with Barcelona
The Spanish giants congratulated their No 10 on the feat after his strikes against Espanyol
Fans were quick to draw attention to the fact to, responding with their own compliments for the striker.
Plenty picked up on Barcelona’s own description of the ‘GOAT’ with several using the emoji alongside GIFs.
Another simply stated: ‘King Leo is the best’.
Others described him as a machine, while another called him: ‘the best before, now and forever’.
While fans went wild, his team-mates are used to the feats. Speaking after the match against Espanyol, Sergio Busquets said: ‘His (Messi’s) performances may be unusual from the outside, but they do not surprise us.
‘What he does in training is more difficult in matches, but we are used to it.’
Messi is also on course to land another landmark in the coming weeks.
He is currently joint-top on the list of most career victories in La Liga, alongside Iker Casillas and Ando Zubizarreta.
One more and the 31-year-old will have yet another record to his name.
