Messi Barsa’s most appearances in ‘767 matches’ tie… Until the scored record

[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) set two significant records.

In the 2020/21 season held at Camp Nou in Barcelona, ​​Spain at 5 am on the 16th (Korean time), the Spanish Primera Liga completed the final defeat of Huesca 4-1 in the 27th round. Barsa (59 points) surpassed Real Madrid (58 points) and rose to second place, narrowing the gap with the first place Atletico Madrid (63 points).

This day’s match was a special match for Bartha and Messi. It was the 767th match in which Messi wore the Barça uniform. Messi stood shoulder to shoulder with Xavi Hernandez (767 matches), who had been number one in this category until the end.

Before the match, Xabi told the Spanish media Mundo Deportivo, “It had to be Leo. It’s fair to say that the best player of all time will be the player who played the most in a Barça shirt. It was an honor to be the best player in history to outdo me.”

Messi, who made the most appearance tie with Xabi, also expressed her joy. After the game, Messi told his social media (SNS), “It is a great honor to have reached 676 games in Barcelona. I am grateful to my colleagues who have been with me, my family who have always been there, and my friends who have supported me.”

Messi flew as if celebrating his most travel record. After beating a defender in the 13th minute of the first half, he gave the team a lead with a fantastic mid-range gun. In the 8th minute of the second half, Barsa’s 2-1 lead helped Oscar Minguesa’s header goal with an accurate cross. In the 45th minute of the second half, he scored a goal with a left footed mid-range shot.

He wrote a new history by adding two goals. La Liga became the first player in history to score more than 20 goals in 13 consecutive seasons. Messi has scored more than 20 goals since the 2008/09 season. There were more seasons with more than 30 goals, and in the 2011/12 season, they scored 50 goals in the league alone.

In addition to scoring, Messi has increased his official match record to 26 goals and 10 assists this season. He became the second La Liga player to score 10-10 after teammate Antoine Grizzman (13 goals and 11 assists).

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