Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Müller's 40-year scoring record
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And the 25-year-old eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed finish nine minutes later.
"The record is great for what it means, but the most important thing is that the team won and that we maintained the distance with the teams behind us," said Messi after the game.
"I was eager to play after the scare on Wednesday. I'll try to score more goals to make it more difficult for the next player that tries to break it.
"When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary."
Messi has scored 74 goals for Barcelona and 12 times for Argentina this year, and he has three more games in which he can add to his tally before the end of the year.
