Prior to this weekend's thrilling El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi held a number of records in the biggest club fixture in world football, but one of them was broken by Brazil wonderkid Vinicius Junior.
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Los Blancos defeated the Catalan giants at the Santiago Bernabeu in a heated 2-0 win, after second-half goals from Vinicius and substitute Mariano Diaz.
Following his strike, Real's Vinicius became the youngest goalscorer in El Clasico in the 21st century, beating the previous record set by Barca's No. 10.
1 - Vinícius Júnior (19 years and 233 days) has become the youngest player to score in #ElClásico in @LaLigaEN in the 21st century, breaking the record previously held by Lionel Messi in March 2007 (19y 259d). Explosion. pic.twitter.com/cUnEb3tmeR
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 1, 2020
Messi was 19 years and 259 days old when he first scored against Real, but the young Brazilian forward has beaten his record by 26 days.
The former Flamengo starlet has now contributed to seven goals in 27 matches this season for Zinedine Zidane's side.
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