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#5 Lionel Messi joins the 100 club but Barcelona need other goalscorers

Messi has now scored 100 European goals for Barcelona

There was a time when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were neck-and-neck in the race for 100 Champions League goals. But the last couple of seasons saw Ronaldo pull away and go beyond the 100-mark as Real Madrid won back-to-back titles.

However, Messi has now become the second player to join the 100 club - not in the Champions League but European football (includes Super Cups). It also makes him the first player to score 100 European goals for a single club.

2-0. Lionel Messi scores his 100th goal in all European competitions. He is 2nd player to reach this mark, after Cristiano Ronaldo (113).

— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) October 18, 2017

And what better way to reach the milestone than with a well-placed free-kick? Nikolaou, who had scored an own goal in the first half, horribly mistimed his tackle and brought Messi down outside the box - in Messi free-kick territory.

The 30-year-old stepped up and curled it over the wall and found the back of the net even though Proto got a hand to it. While Proto had a go at his wall for not leaping into the air to stop Messi's shot, one player actually did. Odjidja-Ofoe tried his best to head it clear but Messi managed to curl the ball over his head!

But this Messidependencia is something that will worry Valverde. Among this season's top goalscorers, Messi is first with 14 while Luis Suarez is third with only three goals so far.

Who's second? None other than Mr. Own Goal with five!