Messi strikes landmark 700th goal -------------------------------------- Lionel Messi has become just the seventh player to score 700 career goals. His great rival Cristiano Ronaldo achieved the feat in 2019, but both forwards still have some way to go to overhaul the all-time record held by Czech-Austrian player Josef Bican -------------------------------------- MOST CAREER GOALS Josef Bican CZE-AUT 1931-55 805 Romario BRA 1985-2007 772 Pele BRA 1957-77 767 Ferenc Puskás HUN 1943-66 746 Gerd Müller GER 1962-81 735 Cristiano Ronaldo POR 2002- 728 Lionel Messi ARG 2004- 700 -------------------------------------- HOW GOALS WERE SCORED -------------------------------------- Penalty: 90 Inside area: 580 Outside area: 120 Direct free kick: 52 Left foot: 582 Right foot: 92 Header: 24 Two goals scored with chest and hand -------------------------------------- BARCELONA: ALL-TIME GOALSCORERS Messi has scored more goals for Barcelona than next three most prolific strikers combined Lionel Messi 2004- 630 César Rodriguez 1942-55 232 Laszlo Kubala 1950-61 194 Luis Suarez 2014- 193 -------------------------------------- Sources: BBC, RSSSF, FC Barcelona Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS