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Lionel Messi started on 2021 with the right foot, with a victory for his team, the absolute record as the foreigner with the most games played in La Liga and two more marks that could break in the coming days.
When stepping on the pitch of El Alcoraz in his duel against Huesca, the Argentine star reached the 500 matches in the first division of Spanish soccer , the highest figure for someone born in another country; also , Lionel Messi came to 750 Official commitments with the Blaugrana shirt.
As if that were not enough, “La Pulga” was only 6 games away from ascending to fourth place, which occupies Xavi with 505 duels in La Liga . To become the player with the most matches played, you would have to add more 51, since only in this way would he surpass the absolute leader, Raúl González , who accumulated 550.
HISTORICAL LEO: meets 500 matches with Barcelona in # LaLigaxESPN and it is 50 of Raúl’s record. pic.twitter.com/2u7X4sctGB
– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) January 3, 2021
In the same way, Leo stayed at 17 matches exceed the mark of official appearances of Xavi himself , who has 1200 with the Barcelona . With these two records on the horizon, the 02 Argentine started on 2021 , year in which I could leave the club in which he has played his entire career , so these brands could be put on hiatus, depending on his decision.
Messi is 17 games away from equalling Xavi’s record of most all-time appearances for the Blaugrana (767). pic.twitter.com/VpfQXxyekM
– Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) January 4, 2021