500 Goals In 13 Years - Here's A Brief History Of Messi's Phenomenal Barcelona Career
His 500th goal came in late into the game
Lionel Messi is inimitable in all aspects. He's outstanding while raiding the box, he nutmegs his opponents like nobody's business and belittles defenders with outstanding footwork. Now last night, in the mother of all football matches against old-rivals Real Madrid, Messi achieved a remarkable feat. He scored his 500th goal for Barcelona, which was the winning strike for the Catalans in the El Clasico.
The match was an intense contest between the two Spanish Giants, which Barca won 3-2 owing to a late stoppage time strike.
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So lets drift back into time to take a look at Messi's important goals in his Barca career...
Here's a video we found for you that takes you through his 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th and 400th goals for Barcelona. Initially, he was playing the shadow of Brazilian legend Ronaldinho and his prime finally arrived when Ronaldinho left...
Now for those who keep comparing Messi with Diego Maradona, here's a video that can probably be a shot in the arm. This happened in 2007 against Espanyol.
Now this is major burns for Real Madrid fans. This is Lionel Messi's first career hat-trick, that too against the Madristas.
Now here's when Messi breezed past the legendary Gerd Muller...
And social media being social media reacted to the exceptional feat with an overflow of messages.
Lionel Messi wins the Clasico for Barcelona with his 500th goal for the club. Seconds to go. There's good, there's great and there's genius.
¡ª Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) April 23, 2017
What a way to score your 500th #Barca goal! #Messi #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/DsO0gnd7fr
¡ª Henry Sanchez (@H_A_Sanchezzz) April 24, 2017
What a #SuperHuman the #Messi what a last minute goal to seal a victory?? also his 500th in lalega. #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/Zv6CevvUqE
¡ª Suliman Sayyed (@Iam_Sayyed) April 23, 2017
SPECIAL GOAL ALERT!#Messi scores his;
¡ª The Ball Whisperer (@MessiQuote) April 23, 2017
? 2nd of the match
? 25th of the year
? 50th of the season
? 500th for Bar?a#Messi500 #ElCl¨¢sico pic.twitter.com/E9zIEISHve