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VIE 27.11.2015
Score goals at the top is not easy. Even less if we talk about the best championship in the world, Liga BBVA, and of scoring for a large number of games in a row. LaLiga.es introduces you the players who managed to score in most consecutive matches in the history of the competition.
Lionel Messi and his world record
Nobody has celebrated more goals in more consecutive matchdays that the Argentine star. Neither Spain nor anywhere else in the world. The FC Barcelona player was able to score for 19 consecutive matchdays in the 2012/13 season, from the matchday 11th up to the 29th.
With his goal against RC Deportivo in matchday 27, Messi broke the world record that was in possession of Polish Teodor Peterek, who scored in 16 consecutive matchdays between 1937 and 1938 playing for Ruch Chorzow SA. As a curiosity, the footballer from Rosario scored in a total of 21 matches in a row, as he lost the games of the matchdays 30, 31 and 32 due to injury and continued his streak in front of goal in the 33 and 34 matchdays clashes.
Ronaldo´s name is linked to the goal
Messi left behind a legend of La Liga and world football such as Ronaldo Nazario. Brazilian striker managed to score for ten consecutive matchdays in the 1996/97 season, also wearing a Barça’s shirt. He did so from the 30th matchday until the 39th, when the top flight consisted of 22 teams.
In the 2014/15 campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized with Real Madrid this run of ten straight days scoring. He started in the third matchday against Atlético de Madrid and extended his scoring momentum until the matchday 12 against SD Eibar.
Another player who was able to score in ten successive matchdays was Barça’s Mariano Martin, but he needed to do it in two different seasons. His streak started in the matchday 19 of the 1942/43 season and lasted until the second matchday of the 1943-1944 course
Luis Suárez on the prowl
Another Barcelona player, Luis Suarez, is at present the player with the best streak in the current Liga BBVA season. The Uruguayan has scored in the last five matchdays of the championship against Rayo Vallecano, Eibar, Getafe CF, Villarreal CF and Real Madrid. Can he extend his current run and enter in the history?
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