LATEST! “Messi’s Favourite Top 5 Opponents To Score Against In Champions League History”


LATEST! “Messi’s Favourite Top 5 Opponents To Score Against In Champions League History”

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players to play the game of football. He has won the UEFA Champions League 4 times in his career and is the competition’s 2nd highest scorer, just behind his long time competitor Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Argentinian forward has also holds the record for scoring against 38 teams in the Champions League, which is the most by a single player in the competition’s history. The 34 year old scored 2 goals in his most recent match in the Champions League against Club Brugge.

Messi has scored some beautiful goals in the competition and he has reached the knockout stages of the Champions League in every season that he has played. The most recent Champions League title that he won was in 2014/15 when FC Barcelona beat Juventus in the final.

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Lionel Messi’s favourite opponents in the UEFA Champions League:

5. Manchester City (England)- 7 goals

Lionel Messi vs Man City
Lionel Messi vs Man City

Lionel Messi first faced Manchester City in the 2013/14 season in the last 16 round of the Champions League. He scored 1 goal in each game as FC Barcelona won the tie 4-1 and reached the Quarter Finals of the competition. The Argentine was awarded the Man Of The Match in both the matches and was playing as a centre-forward in both the legs.

His second encounter with the English club came in 2014/15 in the last 16 round again. This time, the 34 year old could provide only 1 assist in 2 matches but his team went on to qualify for the next round by winning 3-1 on aggregate.

Messi faced the English club in the 2016/17 for the 3rd time in the Group Stages of the Champions League. He scored a hattrick and provided 1 assist as FC Barcelona went on to win 4-0 in the first game of the group and scored 1 goal in the return fixture but went on to lose 3-1.

The Argentine forward faced Man City again this season with his new club Paris Saint-Germain in the Group Stages and scored 1 goal in a 2-0 win against the English club. However, he couldn’t score in the return fixture as his team went on to lose 2-1.

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4. Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)- 7 goals

Lionel Messi vs Bayer Leverkusen
Lionel Messi vs Bayer Leverkusen

Lionel Messi has scored 7 goals against Bayer Leverkusen too. It was in this fixture that he has created history and had one of the best games of his career.

Messi first faced Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. He scored 1 goal in his first appearance against them as FC Barcelona won the game 3-1 in the 1st leg of the Last 16 in the Champions League.

It was in the return fixture that the Argentine created history. Messi put in one of the best performances by a player ever and scored 5 goals in the match as his team won the game 7-1. He was faultless throughout the game and confirmed his statues as the greatest player to play the game.

The 34 year old faced Leverkusen again in 2015 in the Group Stages but managed to score only 1 goal in the two games against the German club. It is pretty much clear that the Argentine loves to play against the German club in the Champions League.

3. AC Milan (Italy)- 8 goals

Lionel Messi vs AC Milan
Lionel Messi vs AC Milan

Lionel Messi did not have the best of games in his first few appearances against AC Milan in the Champions League. He was left on the bench for both the games in the Group Stages of the competition when FC Barcelona faced the Italian club.

Messi’s first appearance against the Italian club came in 2011/12 in the Group Stages where he scored 1 goal in 2 games against them. The Argentine faced the Rossoneri again in the Quarter Finals of the same season. This time, he couldn’t manage to score in the first leg of the game but went on to score 2 goals in the return fixture.

The 34 year old played against the Italian club again in 2012/13 in the Last 16 round and he went on to score 2 goals against them in the return fixture as the Argentine couldn’t find the net in the first leg.

Messi’s last appearance against AC Milan came in the Group Stages in 2013/14 and he certainly left a mark in both the games scoring a total of 3 goals against them.

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2. Celtic (Scotland)- 8 goals

Lionel Messi vs Celtic
Lionel Messi vs Celtic

Lionel Messi has played against Celtic 6 times in his career. He has an impressive record against them scoring 8 goals against them in the Champions League.

Messi’s first appearance against the Scottish club came in the Last 16 round in 2007/08. The Argentine forward put on a great display as he scored 2 goals in the first leg and his team won 3-2. However, he couldn’t manage to find the net in the return leg.

The 34 year old played against the Scottish club again in the Group Stages in 2012/13 and managed to score 1 goal in 2 games against them. It was not his best performance but still managed to find the net once.

Messi’s last appearance against Celtic came in 2016/17 in the Group Stages where he managed to find the net in both the games. The 34 year old managed to score a hattrick in the first match against them and then recorded 2 more goals in the return fixture that season.

1. Arsenal (England)- 9 goals

Lionel Messi vs Arsenal
Lionel Messi vs Arsenal

Lionel Messi has played against just 6 times in his career but he has still managed to score 9 goals against them, making them the club against whom the Argentine forward has score the most goals in Champions League history.

Messi first faced the Gunners in 2009/10 in the Quarter Finals of the Champions League. He couldn’t register a goal in the first leg as his team drew 2-2 with the English club. However, in the 2nd leg, Messi scored 4 goals past the Gunners and helped his team win the tie 6-3 on aggregate. This match is considered one of Messi’s best individual performances ever.

The Argentine played against the Gunners again in the Last 16 round in 2010/11. He didn’t manage to find the net in the 1st leg again, but scored 2 beautiful goals in the return fixture helping his team win the tie 4-3 on aggregate.

Messi’s last 2 appearances against Arsenal came in the Last 16 round in 2015/16. The Argentine forward managed to score 2 goals in the first leg helping his team win the game 2-0. In the return fixture, Messi found the net again scoring 1 goal as FC Barcelona beat Arsenal 5-1 on aggregate.

Here is a table to show Messi’s favourite top 10 opponents in Champions League history:

RankClubGoals
10Manchester United4
9FC Bayern Munich4
8Lyon5
7Paris Saint-Germain6
6Ajax6
5Manchester City7
4Bayer Leverkusen7
3AC Milan8
2Celtic8
1Arsenal9