Messi makes 500th La Liga appearance for Barcelona
Yet another milestone for the captain
Lionel Messi made his 500th appearance for Barcelona in La Liga when he took to the pitch at El Alcoraz for Sunday’s La Liga clash against Huesca.
The captain was back in the starting XI to lead his team out for their first game of 2021 after sitting out the draw against Eibar last time out.
MILESTONE! Leo #Messi is making his 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th appearance in @LaLigaEN! pic.twitter.com/EvSP8YC2cb
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 3, 2021
Messi also becomes the first non-Spanish player to reach 500 games in La Liga and is now just five behind Xavi’s record of La Liga appearances for Barca.
The Argentina international is also close to moving past Xavi and becoming Barca’s all-time appearance maker.
Xavi played in a total of 767 games for Barcelona, while Messi is now on 750.
Former goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta holds the record for the most La Liga appearances. He managed 622 during a career which saw him play for Athletic, Barcelona and Valencia.
Source: barcablaugranes.com
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