Barcelona forward Leo Messi in the step of the 50th goal for the club this year.

Argentine striker of Barcelona Lionel Messi scored a goal in the match of the 15th round of the championship of Spain against Villarreal, which his team won.

For Messi, this goal was the 49th in the calendar year 2017, scored in the gates of rivals Barcelona in all tournaments.

This indicator is the best among all players from the teams of the Top 5 European leagues.

Recall that in 2017, more than 50 goals (including for the national team) were scored by five players: Cristiano Ronaldo (51 goals / 57 games, 0. 89 on average per match), Robert Lewandowski (52/51, 1.02), Lionel Messi (52/61, 0.85), Edinson Cavani (51/59, 0.86) and Harry Kane (50/48, 1.04).