[BY THE NUMBERS] Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old
record for most goals in a year by scoring both goals in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Real Betis to give him 86 goals for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012. Here's a breakdown of his goals and video of the
Argentine's record-breaking season ...
(Click here for video of the best Messi goals of the
year.)
Barcelona/Argentina
74 Goals for Barcelona
12 Goals for Argentina
Barcelona
56 Goals in La Liga
13 Goals in Champions League
3 Goals in Copa del Rey
2 Goals in Spanish Supercopa
Argentina
7 Goals in friendly games
5 Goals in World Cup 2010 qualifiers
Hat Tricks
6 Games with 3 goals
2 Games with 4 goals
1 Game with 5
goals
By Minute
8 Goals in the 1st-15th minutes
15 Goals in the 16th-30th minutes
13 Goals in the 31st-45th minutes
12 Goals in the 46th-60th minutes
15 Goals in the 61st-75th
minutes
23 Goals in the 76th-90th minutes
By Month
7 Goals in January
10 Goals
in February
13 Goals in March
9 Goals in April
8 Goals in May
4 Goals in June
0 Goals
in July
7 Goals in August
5 Goals in September
10 Goals in October
9 Goals in November
4 Goals in December
All of Lionel Messi's 86 goals (until they're pulled):

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