Lionel Messi is expected to equal the record registered in the name of Xavi Hernandez for the number of participation in matches with Barcelona during his team’s match in the Spanish Football League against Huesca later Monday, to complete a hat-trick of the most important records with the Catalan club.
Messi will equal the record recorded in the name of former midfielder Xavi, which is 767 in all competitions when he participates in front of the guest Huesca today, and will surpass the number in the case of participation next Sunday against Real Sociedad in the latter's stadium.
💙 The date is written here ❤️
🎩 Xavi: 767 games
👑 Messi: 766 matches pic.twitter.com/8L3qr4sz58
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Messi set many records with Barcelona, who joined him when he was 13 years old in 2000, before making his debut with the squad in 2004.
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The 33-year-old Argentine star broke the record registered in the name of Cesar and became the club's historic goal-scorer in 2012, and his current record with the club is 659 goals. He also surpassed Andres Iniesta's record to become the most crowned player with Barcelona in August 2018, and currently his score is 34. A nickname.
On this day
📆 March 10, 2007
👑 # Messi scored the first hat-trick in his professional career with the # Barcelona shirt
⚽ That was against Real Madrid in the match # El Clásico pic.twitter.com/bUSsk0PIs9
FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) March 10, 2021
Outside the club, Messi became the historic top scorer for the Spanish League in 2014, and was crowned the best player in the world for the Ballon d'Or 6 times.
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FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) March 6, 2021
Before today's match, Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said of this achievement, "Messi is close to equaling Xavi's number in the number of matches with the club is unbelievable. But let's get back all the goals he scored and the titles he won. Everything he did here was outstanding."
European Champions League
⚽️🥅 Messi maintains Barcelona's hopes with a goal or the most beautiful # Barcelona_Paris #beINUCL #UCL pic.twitter.com/3NhpzqqCTF
- beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 10, 2021
Falkm win tonight.
You her heroes 💪
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FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) March 3, 2021
🔜 # BarçaSevilla 🔥🏆 pic.twitter.com/E021FFsRWS
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