Argentine star, Lionel Messi, has broken Xavi Hernandez’s record at Barcelona following his brilliant performance against Real Sociedad on Sunday night.
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is now the player with the most games for Barca, 768, one more than Xavi.
Messi who is Barca’s all-time highest goal scorer with over 690 goals broke Xavi’s record in grand style after he helped the Blaugrana to a 6-1 thumping of Real Sociedad at the Anoeta stadium.
He netted a brace and produced an assist on the night as Barca moved to 62 points, four points behind league leaders, Atletico Madrid after nine consecutive league wins.
Now, the No.10 can boast of being the Barça player with the most goals, most games, most titles and most wins in the club’s 121-year history.
See Leo Messi’s Barca records as of March 18, 2021, according to the club below:
• Player with most official matches played. He has played 767 since his official debut, the same as Xavi Hernández.
• Player with most matches played in the league. He has played 510 since his official debut in October 2004
• Youngest player to score 100 goals in official matches. He reached the figure on January 16, 2010, when he was 22 years old
• Youngest player to score 200 goals in official matches. He reached the figure on November 1, 2011, when he was 24 years old
• Top scorer in the European Cup / Champions League. He has 120 goals, almost 100 more than all his main pursuers
• Only player in the history of the club who has scored in six official competitions in one year. Messi scored in all six competitions in 2011, equaling the feat achieved by Pedro Rodríguez in 2009
• Player with the most goals scored in an edition of the Champions League. Leo Messi scored 14 goals in the 2011/12 Champions League. The record for the competition is held by Cristiano Ronaldo, who made it 17 in 2013/14
