Ronald Koeman lauds Lionel Messi as Argentine breaks club scoring record

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (Cesar Manso/AP)

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman hailed Lionel Messi’s creativity as the Argentine eclipsed Pele’s long-standing record of goals for a single club with his 644th strike.

Messi’s second-half goal in a 3-0 win over Valladolid saw him overtake the mark which the Brazil great had amassed over 19 seasons for Santos.