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Lionel Messi became the cynosure of all eyes after his shocking move to PSG. The Argentine, who was previously considered a 'one-club man', had to join the Parisians for factors not in his control.
After spending 17 long years at Camp Nou, it is kind of odd to see Leo don some other jersey that does not have Barcelona's crest. As fans, teammates and the club itself cope with their star player's departure, we can now look back at the legacy he has left behind.
Messi is considered one of the best ever in the history of football alongside his rival Cristiano Ronaldo. The duo, while playing against each other for Real Madrid and Barcelona, created one of the greatest footballing rivalries of all time while helping each other strive for the next level.
Messi has scored 672 goals from 778 matches across all competitions in the red and blue jersey. Undoubtedly Leo had his favorite teams against whom he couldn't stop scoring.
Ranking the clubs Messi has scored the most number of goals against
#5 Real Madrid — 26 goals
The list couldn't have started in a better way. Over the course of years, Leo Messi maintained a reputation for being Santiago Bernabeu's worst nightmare.
Real Madrid is the team Messi has played the most (45 matches) against. No Madridista can deny the fact that whenever they think of Messi, numerous memories of the Little Magician weaving past multiple defenders to slot it into the net flashes by.
Messi has scored 26 times against Real Madrid, with his first goal-scoring day also being the dday he hit his first hat-trick against Los Blancos. Of the countless memorable goals scored against his bitter rivals, Messi's El Clasico goal in 2017 stands out.
His injury-time goal that sealed the victory and that famous jersey celebration is etched in the memory of football fans forever.
#4 Athletic Bilbao —29 goals
Messi and Athletic Bilbao have locked horns 41 times. Barcelona have managed to register 37 games without a loss (28W, 9D) with La Pulga on their side against the club.
Leo Messi's numbers have been notably impressive against the Atheltic Club in Copa del Rey. The Argentine captain was directly involved in 11 goals (8 goals and 3 assists) versus Bilbao.
He has also proven himself in La Liga against the same team. Messi scored 18 goals and assisted 8 times for a goal involvement tally of 26 from 27 games against Bilbao.
#3 Valencia — 31 goals
Lionel Messi holds a decent goal-to-game ratio against Valencia. Of the 36 games played in total, Leo has found the net 31 times.
Messi has shown his class against Valencia, particularly in La Liga. The Albiceleste skipper has netted 27 goals while registering 11 assists off just 29 games. The same takes his direct goal involvement to 38 versus the Bats.
The former Barcelona number 10 has scored two hat-tricks and one quadruple against Valencia. There have only been seven instances when Messi failed to register a goal or an assist against Valencia during his lengthy stint in La Liga.
#2 Atletico Madrid — 32 goals
Other than the UEFA Champions League where Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid have faced each other 4 times, the former has seldom failed to score against the reigning La Liga champions.
Scoring against Atletico Madrid, one of the frontrunners in the La Liga, is no easy feat. However, the Argentine has fired 32 goals (second-most against any club) vs Rojiblancos. The same establishes the fact that Messi is indeed one of the world's best.
Atletico Madrid have been unlucky enough to have conceded a hat-trick of goals from Leo Messi in consecutive face-offs. While the first one came on Matchday 22 of the 2010/11 season, the following event took place on Matchday 6 of the 2011/12 La Liga season.
The latter was also the Argentine's last hat-trick against Atletico Madrid. He has also registered three braces versus the Rojiblancos.
#1 Sevilla — 38 goals
After former arch-rivals Real Madrid, Sevilla is the club Lionel Messi has jointly played most games (43) against. The other team is Atletico Madrid.
After conceding a whopping 38 goals and 21 assists from Lionel Messi over the course of years, Sevilla is well and truly the Barcelona legend's favorite opponent in terms of numbers.
Leo Messi has stunned the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán crowd on numerous occasions. He has recorded a mammoth 30 goals and 10 assists against Sevilla off just 29 Liga games. That means Messi has scored or assisted once every 65.25 minutes against Sevilla in La Liga.
He has also helped his club win 21 times against the club while losing just once to the Sevillistas during his stint at the Camp Nou.
Now that the Blaugrana legend has left his long-time home to ply his trade in Ligue 1, drop in the comments section what your favorite Leo Messi moments at Barcelona were.
