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Messi Sets New Record in Champions League

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The seventh time Balon D'Or winner; Lionel Messi has set new record yesterday after he matched Thierry Henry's record for most missed penalties in Champions League history while surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo for most penalty attempts.



He's missed five of 23 penalty attempts in the competition, with his latest coming in Paris Saint-Germain's last-16 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Thibaut Courtois dove the right way to deny Messi after Kylian Mbappe had won the spot kick.

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Lukaku Sets New Premier League Record

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The embattled Chelsea forward; Romelu Lukaku has set new bad record in the premier League. The forward set the record in Chelsea premier league match against Crystal Palace on Saturday by having 7 touches throughout the match. Lukaku broke the record for the fewest touches in a Premier League game (7) for a player who has played the full 90 minutes since this data became available in 2003-04Since he joined Chelsea in the last summer, Lukaku has been performing below...
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Iheanacho Sets New Premier League Record

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The Nigerian striker; Kelechi Iheanacho becomes the first player in Premier League history to score a goal on all seven days of the week within a single season, and this has made him clinch the Craig David statue.The striker was on target for Leicester City as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in Tuesday’s league encounter.With the hosts taking a two-goal lead through Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho, the Iheanacho was introduced for James Maddison on the hour mark....
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Centurion Fabregas sets Premier League record

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The Spanish midfielder is now the fastest player to reach 100 assists in the competition, after providing two for Chelsea against Stoke CityChelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas became the first non-British player to reach 100 Premier League assists as he set up Willian against Stoke City.The Spaniard is also the fastest player to reach the milestone, taking just 293 appearances to reach 100 assists.Fabregas is only the fourth player to have provided that m...
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