Messi Becomes South America's All-Time Highest Scoring Footballer

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi surpassed Pele's long-standing record with his brace against Club Brugge in the Champions League group stage match as his side run a 4-1 to end matchday 6.

The Argentine maestro scored the third and fourth goal for PSG to give his side second place behind group leaders, Manchester City who lost at Germany to Leipzig.

Messi first goal was his 757th, which saw him equal Pele's record while his second goal took him past the South American legend to become the Continent's all-time highest scorer.

It was not just Messi breaking a record on a cold night in Paris but also his teammate, Kylian Mbappe, who scored a brace early on the match, broke Messi's record to become the youngest player to reach 30 Champions League goals at the age of 22 years and 352 days -- with the former Barcelona maestro's record at 23 years and 131 days.

Mbappe in his post-match interview said, "We took the match seriously, we wanted to win in front of our audience, to warm up our audience a bit.

"Today I think we took a small step forward. We have to manage our weak times, which are perhaps much too weak.

"We have a management of our matches which is not always adequate with high-level matches. But we also had adaptation for newcomers. That also plays a role.

PSG will be expecting tough fixtures with a second-place finish in the group stage but until January, no one knows who they are going to get as an opponent.

Pochettino will now turn his attention to Ligue 1 which they lead with 11 points ahead of Rennes in second and Marseille in third.