Champions League table after Match Day 2 confirmed

Lionel Messi has long held numerous records within the Champions League, a competition where he claimed four titles with Barcelona from 2006 to 2015. His achievements include scoring the most goals for a single club (120 for Barcelona), the most hat-tricks (eight, shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), and appearing in the most consecutive seasons (18, alongside Karim Benzema).

However, this week saw three of Messi's personal records surpassed by some of the current generation's top goal scorers: Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland.

In a remarkable turn of events, Mbappe, who was 27 years and 298 days old, became the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances on Wednesday night, as he scored his 72nd goal in the match against Roma. This feat broke Messi's previous record of 28 years and 84 days. In Manchester, Erling Haaland claimed the title of fastest player to reach 60 goals in the competition, achieving this milestone in just 60 games.

Haaland's second goal took his tally to 61 in 60 appearances, surpassing Messi's previous record of 60 goals in 80 games. Finally, Harry Kane, who scored a double against Viking for Bayern Munich, moved ahead of Messi on the list for goals scored by a player after turning 30. With Messi scoring 35 goals after his 30th birthday, Kane's performance suggests he may still have a chance to challenge Ronaldo's record.