Lionel Messi just keeps on breaking records.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner guided Barcelona to LaLiga glory in 2018/19 – their seventh title in 11 years,
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Lionel Messi will go down as one of the best players of all time
His season ended in disappointment on Sunday night as Valencia beat Barca 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final but Messi was once again on the scoresheet.
Messi turns 32 in June, but there is no sign of him slowing down.
The Argentina international netted 51 goals what has been another incredibly prolific campaign.
Here, talkSPORT look at the milestones Messi has reached since the turn of the year.
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Broke the 40-goal mark for a 10th consecutive season
Messi scored his 39th and 40th goals of the season in a 2-0 win over Espanyol in March. He has always passed the 40-goal mark since netting 47 times in the 2008/09 campaign. He netted 51 goals in total, with 36 coming in LaLiga, 12 in the Champions League and three in the Copa del Rey.
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Lionel Messi scored a stunning free-kick against Liverpool in the Champions League earlier this month
Reached 600-goal milestone
Messi scored his 600th goal for Barcelona by netting a stunning 25-yard free-kick against Liverpool in the Champions League earlier this month.
Converted his 50th LaLiga penalty for Barcelona
Messi scored his 50th penalty in Spain’s top-flight when he converted from the spot against Valencia in February. Only former Real Madrid stars Hugo Sanchez (56) and Cristiano Ronaldo (61) have scored more.
Fastest player in Europe to reach 20 league goals
Messi’s penalty against Valencia also saw him hit 20 league goals faster than any player in Europe’s top five divisions. It was the 11th season in a row where he’d scored 20 goals.
First player to score 400 LaLiga goals
Messi scored his 400th LaLiga goal in just 435 appearances during Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Eibar in January. Barca boss Ernesto Valverde heaped praise on his star man on yet another historic night.
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Lionel Messi is Barcelona’s all-time top scorer on 602 goals
He said: “But 400 is ridiculous. It’s easy to say it, but if you stack [the goals] one after the other. The numbers are stratospheric, incredible. Messi is an extraordinary player from another galaxy.”
Most LaLiga wins
Messi surpassed Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas’ 334 LaLiga wins after scoring in a 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid in April. The winger is on 339 victories and counting.
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