{"id":1008,"date":"2025-11-11T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/sports\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:17:44","slug":"messis-record-in-danger-will-haaland-break-messis-best-ever-goalscoring-season-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/sports\/messis-record-in-danger-will-haaland-break-messis-best-ever-goalscoring-season-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi\u2019s Record in Danger? Will Haaland Break Messi\u2019s Best Ever Goalscoring Season Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s best goalscoring season in the legendary 2011-2012 campaign is threatened as Haaland is scoring at a rate that would set to break Messi\u2019s record season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner was at his peak during 2011-12 with his performance statistically being off the charts. We never thought we would see such a performance again, but Haaland\u2019s numbers suggest how outrageous he is on the field and how his record might be broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Lionel Messi\u2019s best-ever season \u2013 2011-12<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>73 goals for Barcelona<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>50<\/strong> \u2013 La Liga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14<\/strong> \u2013 Champions League<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong> \u2013 Copa del Rey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<\/strong> \u2013 Spanish Super Cup \/ Club World Cup \/ UEFA Super Cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>9 goals for Argentina<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6<\/strong> \u2013 International friendlies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 \u2013<\/strong> 2014 World Cup qualifiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total Goals: 82<br>Goals Per Game: 1.19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Guardiola\u2019s management, the fans saw Messi break all kinds of records. Despite his record-breaking season with Barcelona, the La Liga title was taken by Jose Mourinho\u2019s Real Madrid, after being knocked out of the semi-finals against Chelsea in the Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same stage of the 2011-12 season, Messi had scored 24 goals in 22 games for Barcelona and Argentina. Haaland is currently four ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Erling Haaland\u2019s 2025-26 so far<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>19 goals for Manchester City<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14<\/strong> \u2013 Premier League<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> \u2013 Champions League<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>9 goals for Norway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> \u2013 International friendlies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8 \u2013<\/strong> 2026 World Cup qualifiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total Goals: 28<br>Goals Per Game: 1.55<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/sports\/messi-reaches-400-assists-milestone-top-5-players-with-most-assists-in-football-history\/\">Messi Reaches 400 Assists Milestone: Top 5 Players with Most Assists in Football History<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong> Will Haaland Break Messi&#8217;s Record?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Haaland\u2019s rate of 1.55 goals per game in all competitions could see him become the first top-level player to break the 100-goal barrier in a single campaign. Mathematically, Haaland would need to increase his goalscoring rate to 1.27 goals per game in the Premier League if he\u2019s to beat Messi\u2019s record of 50 league goals from 2011-12, though \u2013 he\u2019s currently tracking to end on 48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Haaland maintains the current pace he is at and matches the number of games messing played in 2011-12, then he\u2019s currently on track to score 106 goals for club and country in 2025-26. But those possibilities run on big stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City\u2019s forward seems to peak his fitness and looks incredibly sharp now. Although, staying out of an injury throughout the entire season is a big ask. For now, Guardiola has restricted the Norwegian from any club league cup outings, and the team manages to stay in the competition in his absence. However, Haaland could feature from the quarter finals onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s up to four games, plus potentially six more in the FA Cup. With the revised expanded Champions League format, there are now eight league phase games and two more potential qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s already played in three games for Norway and may feature in six more over the three international windows, with the World Cup excluded. In total, that\u2019s up to 74 games \u2013 potentially five more than Messi played in 2011-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the possibility of&nbsp; all the scenarios of rest, City exiting one or all of the cup tournaments in the initial stages, the potential injuries, it still looks like a long shot for Haaland to match Messi\u2019s 69 match appearances tally that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Written by: Atin Kevin Fernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s best goalscoring season in the legendary 2011-2012 campaign is threatened as Haaland is scoring at a rate that would set to break Messi\u2019s record season. The eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner was at his peak during 2011-12 with his performance statistically being off the charts. 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