Barcelona s Lionel Messi, right, takes a shot at goal during a Spanish La Liga football match against Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort).
Lionel Messi reached another personal scoring milestone in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Valencia in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Messi s 643rd career goal for Barcelona since his 2004 debut matched Pele’s tally for Santos accumulated from 1957-74. Messi is Barcelona’s and the Spanish league’s all-time leading scorer.
The latest setback by Barcelona left Ronald Koeman’s team in fifth place and eight points adrift of league leader Atletico Madrid, which got two goals by Luis Suarez to help beat Elche 3-1.