Footballing icon and renowned superstar, Lionel Messi of Argentina marked his 10th anniversary of his competitive debut for Barcelona yesterday.
Footballing icon and renowned superstar, Lionel Messi of Argentina marked his 10th anniversary of his competitive debut for Barcelona yesterday.
The diminutive footballer could add more history to his feat of records by becoming the all-time top scorer in the history of La Liga.
Messi has been scorching up the La Liga ever since his debut for the Catalan club as a 17-year old in a 1-0 win at city rivals Espanyol on October 16, 2004. But as Messi gears up to face newly promoted Eibar at the Camp Nou on Saturday, the former needs just two goals to equal Telmo Zarra’s all-time Spanish top-flight record of 251, set in the 1950s.
The La Liga has been blessed with some wonderful talents in Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi but it’s the latter who has more goals and appearances in the Barca colours. Marking his 10th anniversary in style, here’s presenting some of the 5 magical moments from Messi himself that made him a superstar around the globe:
Lionel Messi’s 2 goals vs Elche that were absolute peach!
Lionel Messi – All 21 goals vs Real Madrid (Now that’s a record)
Lionel Messi taking on the might of English champions Manchester United during the UEFA Champions League Final 2011
Here’s when Messi became Barca’s record goal scorer in 2012
And finally to end on a good note, the very own ‘Hand of God’ goal a la’ Diego Maradona style
