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Lionel Messi equaled Brazilian legend Pelé’s record of 643 goals for a single club after the score for Barcelona drew 2-2 against Valencia on Saturday for La Liga.
Di Argentino, 33, achieved his feat with a diving header just before half-time, immediately after the Valencia goalkeeper saved the penalty.
Messi scored Barça’s first goal in 2005 against Albacete.
Pelé scored 643 goals over 19 seasons with Brazilian Santos between 1956 and 1974.
But even though Messi equaled anoda’s record, Barcelona failed to close the gap with Atlético de Madrid, who also beat Elche 3-1.
The result is that Barcelona remains fifth in the table, eight points behind Atlético de Madrid.
Two goals from Luis Suárez help Atleti advance to the top of the LaLiga table, but they still have three outstanding games.
League standings
Although the league does not enter matchday 15, some teams never get to play 15 games
Atlético de Madrid leads with 29 points while Real Sociedad is second with 26 points. Real Madrid will play Eibar later on Sunday in third place with 26 points, while Villareal completes the top 4 with 25 points.