Lionel Messi is primed to equal Xavi Hernandez's record as Barcelona's highest all-time appearance maker in Monday's La Liga match at home to Huesca, completing a triple crown of the most prestigious records with the Catalan club.
Messi will join former midfielder Xavi on 767 matches in all competitions should he take the field against Huesca at the Camp Nou and then move clear as Barca's record appearance maker when his side visit Real Sociedad next Sunday.The appearance record is one of the few milestones Messi had yet to achieve in his storied career with Barca, who he joined aged 13 in 2000 before making his debut in 2004.
The 33-year-old Messi also holds Barca's records for most assists , most hat-tricks and most goals in a single-season, a jaw-dropping 73 in the 2011-12 campaign. "But you also have to look at all the goals he has scored and the trophies he has lifted. Everything he has done is remarkable."
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