Lionel Messi on the verge of another milestone. If he scores another goal, the Argentina captain will become the second footballer in the world to score 800 goals. A few days ago he touched the milestone of 700 goals in club football.

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Messi has scored a total of 799 goals for Argentina, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. Messi has a chance to reach the 800th goal milestone next Thursday. PSG have a Champions League match against Bayern Munich on that day. Messi can reach this milestone in his football life in this match. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has this feat.

Messi has scored 98 goals for Argentina so far. Scored 701 goals in club football. Messi also holds the record for most goals in La Liga. Messi has 474 goals in the Spanish league. Assisted teammates on 192 more goals. That is also the highest in La Liga.

Messi made Argentina the World Cup champion after 33 years last December. After 2014, he received the award of the best footballer of the World Cup for the second time. A few days ago he also won the FIFA Footballer of the Year award. The 35-year-old footballer is in a familiar rhythm since the World Cup. In almost every match he is either scoring himself or scoring goals with his teammates. The World Cup winning team was gifted with a special gold-wrapped iPhone.

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Argentina’s national team teammates and a section of football fans want Messi to play in the 2026 World Cup. Argentina’s captain himself, however, did not say anything about it. After giving the World Cup to the country, he is now focused on club football. Even for PSG, he is seen in the rhythm of the World Cup.

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Messi is concerned about the violent attack on his wife Antonella Roccuzzo’s shop in Rosario last Thursday. He can be seen playing for Argentina in two exhibition matches against Panama on March 23 and Curacao on March 28.