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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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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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UCL: Mbappe breaks Thierry Henry’s Champions League record

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Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has become the youngest French player to hit the 40-goal mark in Champions League football.Mbappe opened the scoring in PSG’s 2-1 win over Juventus on Wednesday night.At age 23 years and 10 months, he became the youngest Frenchman in the history of the competition to notch up his 40th goal.Thierry Henry, the previous youngest player to reach the landmark, scored 50 Champions League goals, while Real Madrid striker Karim Benz...
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