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Lionel Messi equals record for most Barcelona appearance

Lionel Messi hails from Argentina and has played for Barcelona since his childhood, having made a name for himself and scripting countless records to his name. Meanwhile, he keeps creating new records to his name with each passing game, cementing his Barca legacy.

Lionel Messi equals record for most Barcelona appearance-ayh
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Barcelona, First Published Mar 16, 2021, 2:38 PM IST

Argentine football sensation Lionel Messi is undoubtedly a modern-day legend and needs no introduction. While he already has infinite records to his name, he keeps scripting more with each passing game.

On Monday, he scripted yet another club record, as he played the joint-most number of games for the side across competitions. Messi has now equalled former club great Xavi's record of 767.

Messi attained the feat during Barca's La Liga clash against Huesca at Camp Nou, which at former won 4-1, thanks to Messi's brace. The win took Barca to the second spot, four points behind leader Atletico Madrid.

Messi is all set to surpass the feat on Sunday when Barca faces Real Sociedad in an away game. Barca shared a video of Messi's record-equalling appearance feat, captioned, "☝️ #Messi767 ☝️ 🐐 The world of football in awe of Messi".

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"You're still breaking records. I think this one says a lot about you as a player and what you represent for Barcelona," said Messi's former teammate, Luis Suarez, in the video.

"We think you're extraordinary, something from another planet," said former Barca player Neymar.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Meanwhile, following the game, Barca boss Ronald Koeman hailed his side win, especially Messi, for being sensational throughout his career. "He's the most important man in the history of Barca. Even better that he's still with us," he reckoned, reports AFP.

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