Lionel Messi reached a milestone on Sunday: he will be the first non-Spanish player to play 500 games for Barca in LaLiga.
Lionel Messi played his 500th game against Huesca in Spain’s LaLiga on Sunday and his 750th game for FC Barcelona in all competitions.
MILESTONE! Leo #Messi is making his 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th appearance in @LaLigaEN! ???? pic.twitter.com/EvSP8YC2cb
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 3, 2021
This means that Messi is only five La Liga games behind his former teammate Xavi, who also holds the record for most appearances in the Barca shirt with 767.
Messi becomes the first non-Spanish player to make 500 La Liga appearances for Barca
Messi is only the second player and the first born outside of Spain to reach that mark for Barca. Andres Iniesta is behind with 442 LaLiga appearances.
500 – Lionel Messi ???????? will make his 500th appearance for @FCBarcelona in @LaLigaEN, becoming the first non-Spanish player to reach this milestone in the competition’s history. Emblem. pic.twitter.com/2q7BkV2aWI
– OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 3, 2021
Andoni Zubizarreta, who has played 622 games for Athletic Club, FC Barcelona and FC Valencia, holds the record for most games in the Spanish House of Lords.
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