He Holds The Record For Most Goals In A Calendar Year

Messi contributed 24 assists across all competitions and 53 goals throughout the 2010–2011 season. He became the first player in Spanish football to reach the milestone of 50 goals as a result. Messi scored 31 goals as Barcelona captured their third straight La Liga championship. In the final, they defeated Manchester United 3-1, and Messi was named Player of the Match. They also won the Champions League. Messi was also the competition's leading scorer for the third straight year with 12 goals. Messi contributed 29 assists and 73 goals. In the 1972–73 Bundesliga season, Gerd Müller scored 67 goals; he scored 73. As a result, Messi now holds the record for most goals scored in a single season in European club football. This is one of the major accomplishments of Lionel Messi.

With 50 goals during the 2017–18 campaign, Messi still holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a La Liga season. Additionally, Lionel Messi surpassed Gerd Müller's previous record for the most goals scored in a calendar year in 2012. While Muller scored 85 goals in 1972 for Bayern Munich and Germany, Messi scored 91 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and Argentina. Barcelona lost in the semifinals of the Champions League while finishing second in La Liga.