After Lionel Messi scored his 900th career goal on Wednesday, BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind the "insane" achievement.

After Lamine Yamal turned into the youngest player ever to score 10 goals in the history of the UEFA Champions League, questions raised on how both competition legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were performing at his age.

Lionel Messi once commented that he and Cristiano Ronaldo “pushed each other on” because they were both intensely competitive — which might actually be putting it mildly. Having two of the greatest players in football history performing at their absolute peak at the same time, and in the same league, felt almost unbelievable.

The 16-year-old became the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer on Saturday.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have fallen behind Robert Lewandowski in a historic UEFA Champions League record. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace on Wednesday against Newcastle to reach a historic milestone in the UEFA Champions League,

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde scored a first-half hat trick in the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester City and joined Lionel Messi on a list where Cristiano Ronaldo does not appear.

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Estadio Azteca will be reopened ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi could be present for the occasion.