Lionel Messi sets a new standard : Lionel Messi Take Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League Goals Record

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal match against Bayern Munich that didn’t just secure the win, but and put him ahead of another soccer legend for the most goals scored in the competition.

It was on Tuesday that Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid took the record, Sports Illustrated reports, with his 76th goal coming in a game against Juventus. But Messi came roaring back Wednesday with two beauties, pushing his total to 77.

Both players will have at least one more chance to this competition to boost their numbers. Bayern and Barcelona will go head to head next Tuesday, while Real Madrid and Juventus will play the following day. The Champions League final takes place in Berlin on June 6.

One of the greatest joys of watching Leo Messi, or reporting on him first-hand, is that just when you think you've probably seen excellence you'll never see topped, he goes and produces golden moments that supersede his previous brilliance and completely take your breath away.

This is precisely what happened at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night as a belligerent, brilliantly organized, intelligent and hugely disciplined Bayern Munich were cut open with scalpel precision by this utterly astonishing Argentinian.

Before resorting to adjectives to try and capture his majestic night, I'd simply ask you to use the power of your own eyes and memory. When he celebrated each of his goals, it was with a volcanic passion, an explosive cocktail of joy, rage, relief and disbelief that makes such great viewing.

I tell you, he hasn't celebrated a goal in that manner or to that degree since scoring the second against Manchester United at Wembley in 2011.

In recent match, Lionel Messi was the undisputed star as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 3-0 at the Nou Camp.The result looks set to see Barcelona take their place in next month's final against either Juventus or Real Madrid. And they will thank Messi for putting them there.A superb game of football looked like it might end goalless before two goals in a three minute spell from the four-time Ballon d'Or winner.

The first saw him strike the ball from outside the edge of the box and deceive Manuel Neuer by opting to go for the near post.But it was the second that will live long in the memory - more so for Jerome Boateng than anyone else.Picking the ball up, Messi went at goal before completely wrong-footing the Bayen Munich defender - so much so he left the German on his backside.