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At the end of the match against La Coruña's "Deportivo", Lionel Messi, who scored a goal, not only cemented Barcelona's victory, but also became the world record holder.
The attacking leader of the Catalan club has managed to outsmart opponents' goalkeepers at least once in 17 consecutive Spanish championship matches. This is the most prolific streak in all top leagues worldwide.
The previous streak of productivity in national championships belonged to forward Teodor Peterek. In the years 1937-1938, the Polish footballer defended the honor of Chožov's "Ruch" and scored 22 goals in 16 matches.
In the last 17 rounds of the Spanish championship, L. Messi scored a total of 27 goals, which means that the Argentinean outwits opponents' goalkeepers on average 1.58 times per match.
In this season of the Spanish championship, L. Messi has scored 40 times in total, comfortably surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo from Madrid's "Real", who has 24 accurate strikes in his account, in second place. Third is Madrid's "Atletico" attacking leader Radamel Falcao, with 21 goals.
