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AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored the quickest goal ever recorded in the top five European leagues on Sunday, ripping through Sassuolo’s defense in just six seconds of play.

Leao’s goal broke the previous Serie A record, set by Piacenza’s Paolo Poggi in December 2001 at eight seconds, and surpassed every other in the top divisions.

No other player in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, or Ligue 1 has netted inside the first seven seconds of a match.

Joseba Llorente’s goal against Espanyol in January 2008 – struck after just 7.3 seconds – had stood as the quickest in the top five leagues.

Leao started in place of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the clash between two of Serie A’s in-form sides. It was the 21-year-old’s third goal of the season and fourth in all competitions.

Milan, who went on to beat Sassuolo 2-1, maintain first place in the Italian top flight with 31 points from 13 matches.

Lionel Messi produced a rare header during Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Valencia to register his 643rd goal for Barcelona and tie Brazilian icon Pele for the most ever scored for a single club.

Messi nodded in a cross moments after his penalty was saved to equal Pele’s long-standing record, which he set while playing for Santos from 1956 to 1974.

Pele reached the benchmark in 665 matches, while Messi needed 748.

“Like you, I know what it’s like to love wearing the same shirt every day,” Pele wrote on Instagram. “Like you, I know that there is nothing better than the place we feel at home. Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel. But above all, congratulations on your beautiful career at Barcelona. Stories like ours, of loving the same club for so long, unfortunately will be increasingly rare in football. I admire you very much, @leomessi.”

However, two years ago, the Brazilian derided Messi for having just “one skill” and not being able to head the ball well.

“To compare with Pele, it has to be someone who shoots well with the left, shoots well with the right, and scores headers,” he said in December 2018.

Messi hadn’t scored a header in La Liga in more than three years.

Pele bagged an additional 77 goals for Brazil, a record among all South Americans in international football. Messi, meanwhile, has 71 tallies for Argentina.

Now 80 years old, Pele made his debut for Santos at 15 years old. Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona at 17 in 2004.

Dominik Szoboszlai, one of Europe’s most exciting midfield prospects, moved from Red Bull Salzburg to sister club RB Leipzig, the teams announced Thursday.

The deal cost €25 million, according to The Guardian’s Fabrizio Romano.

Szoboszlai, who signed a four-and-a-half-year contract to make the leap to the Bundesliga, snubbed reported interest from Arsenal and AC Milan. He’ll be eligible to make his Leipzig debut Jan. 9 against Borussia Dortmund.

“With the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai, we’ve been able to further strengthen our squad,” Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff said. “With the positive net spend in the summer as well as reaching the knockout round of the Champions League, we’ve been able to use the revenue to make a transfer of this size even in these financially difficult times.”

The 20-year-old routinely made the headlines for club and country over the last two seasons. He scored an unbelievable goal from distance to open Salzburg’s Champions League campaign and earned Hungary a berth at Euro 2020 with a sensational match-winning effort in the 92nd minute of his country’s playoff against Iceland.

A central attacking midfielder who can also operate on the left flank, Szoboszlai will give Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann another weapon in the final third.

Szoboszlai racked up 26 goals and provided 34 assists in 82 matches with Salzburg, who discovered him as a teenager and signed him in 2017.

“Dominik came to us as a young and highly talented player who knew exactly what he wanted from the start,” Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund said. “He has developed in his four years at FC Red Bull Salzburg into an absolute professional who has improved in all areas. He has matured from a talent with extraordinary ability to a great personality, and has shown what he can do not only in the Austrian Bundesliga but also in many European matches.”

Szoboszlai leaves Austria with three league titles and two domestic cup victories. He finds Leipzig in third place in the Bundesliga.