The 38th victim: Messi continues to break league records

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Lionel Messi continues to rewrite the history books of Barcelona and the Spanish league. Against Cadiz, the flea from the penalty spot scored his 16th goal of the season in the league and equaled his balance with that of Luis Suarez at the top of the table of conquerors in La Liga.

Even before the meeting with the newcomer, it was determined that Messi will complete his 506th appearance in the Catalans’ uniform in the league, one more than Xavi, who held the previous record. In all he completes an impressive series of records having already risen to the top of the conquerors table and to the top of the cooks table for Barcelona in the league. In addition, the goal was his first in his career against Cadiz – the 38th opponent to suffer a foot injury in the league.

And the numbers do not stop here. Messi also surpassed Robert Lewandowski (9) and Arling Holland (10) on his way to becoming the top scorer in the top 5 leagues in 2021. By the way, Messi’s successful penalty was his 60th in the league, just one less than a player he knows quite well – Ronaldo. It seems that by the end of the season this record will also be broken.

At 33 he is already with 11 conquests in the Spanish league in 2021, and looks to be in the best shape of his career. If he leaves at the end of the season, Barcelona seem to be missing out.

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