- Barcelona's duo of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have scored 42 goals this season
- They have more goals than 74 European clubs in top leagues
- Only Real Madrid, and a couple of other clubs have outscored the duo this season
Barcelona’s pair of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have reportedly scored more goals than 74 European club sides in the ongoing 2017/18 league season.
Both players have been responsible for 42 goals this season – 22 from the Argentine superstar and 20 from the former Liverpool marksman, Suarez.
While fellow Spanish League outfit, Atletico Madrid, who are second on the league table behind Barca, have scored one less than the forwards with 41.
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However, there are five only five La Liga teams that have scored more goals than the two players this season, and they are Real Madrid, Real Betis, Celta Vigo, Valencia and Real Sociedad.
Also, Manchester City tops the list of Premier League outfits that have scored more than Messi and Suarez. The remaining are Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.
The two players will be hoping to increase their goal tally on Thursday when they take on Las Palmas on Estadio de Gran Canaria.
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Messi has scored over 370 goals in 407 appearances after making his debut in 2004, while Suarez, who joined from Liverpool in 2014, has 105 goals to his credit in 119 matches.
The Uruguayan forward joined the Camp Nou outfit after his country crashed out of the 2014 Fifa World Cup tournament in Brazil following their 2-0 defeat to Columbia at the round of 16 stage.
The 31-year-old also scored 150 goals in 220 appearances for Ajax and Liverpool between 2006 and 2011.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng