Although Messi's career can be said to be complete after winning the Hercules Cup, there are still some honors and records waiting for Messi to obtain and break. After all, who would think that he is too good? Just like Michael Jordan on the major NBA lists, Messi also has a good chance to continue to challenge himself and smash major records in his future career. Let us take stock of what breakthroughs Messi can achieve in his future career.
Breakthrough 1. Leading the Argentine team to achieve three consecutive major championships
After winning the America's Cup and World Cup championships in two years, Messi also achieved a Grand Slam in his national team career. But the fans are obviously not satisfied. After all, just ten years ago, Spain achieved three consecutive championships in the competition. Now the opportunity is in front of them. Of course, the fans hope that Argentina can also create its own dynasty. After Messi won the World Cup, he also made it clear that he would not retire from the national team, which gave fans unlimited room for imagination. The next America's Cup will be held in 2024, and according to rumors, it is very likely to return to the previous scale of 16 teams participating, rather than a civil war between South American teams.
The recent America's Cup has been ridiculed by fans as the "Weekly Cup" because it has been held too frequently. Moreover, the number of participating teams is small, and the championship always seems less convincing. Take the last time Argentina won the championship as an example, the participating teams were only ten teams from South America, which seemed to be a repeat of the World Cup qualifiers. In the next competition, it is hoped to join the teams in Central and North America and the Caribbean region to achieve a true America's Cup. And if he can lead Argentina to win the next Copa America, Messi will also create his own dynasty for Argentina.
The next America's Cup participating teams are expected to return to 16
Breakthrough 2. Teams other than Barcelona won the Champions League championship
The Champions League is no stranger to Messi. He has won four Champions League championships and is ranked among the top in history. But since he spent most of his career in Barcelona, Messi has yet to make a difference in the Champions League on behalf of a team other than Barcelona. This also gave many people who doubted Messi as a system player a loophole. As early as the Barcelona period, there were many comments like Messi is invincible at Barcelona because he has a strong midfielder like Habaib behind him.
Now Messi has the opportunity to break these doubts. If he can lead Paris Saint-Germain to a historic Champions League championship, these remarks will be self-defeating. With the current competitiveness of Paris Saint-Germain, this is not a difficult goal to achieve.
Messi will win the Champions League again and will tie Cristiano Ronaldo. The current Champions League goal record is held by Cristiano Ronaldo at 140, while Messi's current number of goals is 129. Messi has scored 4 goals in this year's Champions League group stage. I believe that with this scoring efficiency, it is only a matter of time before Messi surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo and becomes the top scorer in the history of the Champions League.
In addition to the Champions League scoring record, Messi is also very likely to break the national team scoring record held by Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo currently has 118 goals for the national team, while Messi has 98. If he can at least finish the next America's Cup or even the World Cup, then Messi's number of goals for the national team will surpass Cristiano Ronaldo just around the corner.
Data comparison between Messi and Ronaldo
We certainly hope that while appreciating Messi’s final performance, we will be more motivated to watch him continue to challenge himself. This is also a great blessing for us as fans. There is no such thing as perfection, only more perfection. I hope Messi can continue to challenge and improve himself in the last days of his career.
