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#5 First player to score in 18 consecutive La Liga seasons
Lionel Messi is the only player in La Liga history to score in a staggering 17 consecutive seasons.
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The Argentine has not failed to score in the competition since his La Liga debut back in 2004-05 when he tallied a solitary goal.
Seventeen seasons later, Lionel Messi has a record 463 goals in the competition, a tally that could increase before the end of the ongoing campaign.
If Lionel Messi opts to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer, he could become the first player to score in a record-extending 18 consecutive La Liga campaigns.
#6 First player to score in 17 consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons
This season, Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons, a record that was later emulated by Frenchman Karim Benzema.
Since failing to score in his lone Champions League game in 2004-05, Lionel Messi has scored in every other edition of European club football's blue riband competition.
Regardless of whether he stays at Barcelona beyond the season, Lionel Messi could become the first player to score in 17 consecutive seasons in the competition later this year.
That would also make the Argentine player the first to score in 17 different Champions League campaigns, a record he presently shares with Benzema and Ryan Giggs.
#7 Most assists in Champions League history
Lionel Messi has tallied 36 assists in the Champions League, a tally that is only five behind that of all-time leader Cristiano Ronaldo.
Assuming his arch-rival goes slow in the assists category this year, Lionel Messi could have a chance of registering this record in his name. However, at the moment, it remains a long shot.
