Quote Originally Posted by mokbull View Post
Apparently Messi's goal after 2:08 was the fastest he's scored in his career. That's an incredible statistic, given he's scored like 500 times
Quote Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel View Post
Guess he is one step closer to scoring in every minute of the 90. Another stat for you.
I'm seeing two separate comments that only Ronaldo and Zlatan have scored in every minute of the 90.

Also:

"There is an article somewhere from guardiola that says that Messi in the beginning is just an observer he sees how the opponents defend and their positioning so when the time comes he tears them apart. That explains why in the beginning he doesn't have many goals"