Monday, November 24, 2014

Ninety-one goals in a year, 73 in one season, four Golden Balls: Messi's remarkable records

Lionel Messi has made a habit of rewriting history at Barcelona and his hat-trick against Sevilla on Saturday means he is now La Liga's all-time top goalscorer. The previous mark had stood since 1955. But by the time he has finished, Messi's may last forever.

Asked about the possibility of Messi surpassing Telmo Zarra's recently, Luis Enrique's reply was that the record was of little interest. After all, it was not a matter of if, but when the tally would be surpassed.

Perhaps more significantly, the Barca boss claimed his players had not commented on the record in the dressing room. And that's possibly because Messi has made a career of achieving the unthinkable, normalising what for most is impossible.

Virtually every time he plays, the Argentine attacker appears to shatter some kind of mark or milestone. His propensity for record-breaking on the football field is nothing new - and it knows no bounds.

Still only 27, the Argentine celebrated 10 years since his Barcelona debut last month and is likely to go on and set many more marks over the coming campaigns. But in light of his latest achievement in La Liga, Goal looks at some of his most remarkable records to date and a few others he is close to breaking for club and country.

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