Lionel Messi has set a new record of 86 goals in a calendar year after
surpassing Gerd Muller's record of 85 strikes in Seville on Sunday
night.
The Barcelona man achieved the feat with twofine strikes in the first
half an hour against Betis, meaning he has notched up the tally of 86
in 66 games.
It took Muller just 60 appearances to set the previous record in 1972.
The Argentine started 2012 with two goals against Osasuna in the Copa
del Rey, and regularly notched up doubles and trebles throughout the
year for both club and country.
He scored exactly two goals on 20 occasions, and at least three
strikes nine times, including a five-goal haul against Bayer
Leverkusen in the Champions League.
Muller hit 42 Bundesliga goals in 34 outings tofire Bayern Munich to
the German title in 1971-72 and eventually 1972-73, and he also played
an integral role in West Germany's European Championship victory. He
scored five goals in the four finals games it took die Mannschaft to
lift the trophy under the old format.
Muller was also boosted by Bayern's run of 21matches in 37 days during
the traditional pre-season period. Due to the summer Olympics that
year, the German domestic football season was pushed back until
September 16, so a new competition - the DFB-Ligapokal (League Cup) -
was hastily introduced to ward off rustiness.
Muller scored 12 goals in five games in that maiden campaign, while he
scored 10 goals against Galatasaray and Omonia Nicosia in theopening
stages of the old European Cup.
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