[Sport] Messi .. the first player to score in 16 consecutive seasons in the Champions League

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Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League, after leading ten Barcelona players to a landslide 5-1 victory over Hungary's Francesvarros at the start of their Group G campaign at Camp Nou.

 

Messi scored from the penalty spot in the first half to score his 116 goal during his tournament career before superstar Ansu Fati doubled the score.

Philippe Coutinho scored another goal at the start of the second half, but Barcelona defender Gerard Pique was sent off for blocking Tocmac Nguyen, to cause the visiting team to score a penalty kick by Igor Kharatine.

 

But the 17-year-old Pedri ended any hope for France to return in the result after he scored his first goal with Barcelona after joining from Las Palmas, second-division club, at the beginning of the season, and Osman Dembele completed the five-year term.

 

The Catalan giants lead the group on goal difference from Juventus after the Italian champions beat Dynamo Kiev 2-0 on Tuesday.

 

The two teams will meet in Turin on 28 October.

 

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman left midfielder Sergio Busquets and striker Antoine Griezmann on the bench in anticipation of Saturday's big match against Real Madrid.

France is playing in the group stage for the first time in 25 years and has had some chances. Swift striker Nguyen finished off an opportunity beautifully but the referee canceled the goal due to offside, while Brazilian midfielder Isael fired into the frame.

 

Messi put his team in the lead after he received a penalty and he executed it himself to achieve a new milestone in his career.

 

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs was the only other player to score in 16 Champions League seasons, but his record has not been achieved in consecutive seasons.

Then Fati hit the offside trap to put the ball in the net, before Coutinho took advantage of a wonderful work from Messi and Fati to score.

 

But Franzfarouche made the match exciting in the last 20 minutes after Becky failed to keep pace with Nguyen's pace to block the striker in the area and get a red card to score two penalties.

But substitutes Pedri and Dembele late scored twice against the tired visiting team, as Koeman's side clinched victory.