DBasia.news – Lionel Messi won’t humblebrag his own record: scoring the 400th goal in the LaLiga. Messi thinks it’s the result of collective teamwork.
Lionel Messi scored the 400th goal in LaLiga when Barcelona played against Eibar at Camp Nou (13/1). At that time, Messi presented the second goal.
The record makes him the second player who scored 400 goals in five Europe top league. His rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, was the first one who achieved it.
The number makes him as the top-scorer of LaLiga throughout history. Unlike Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals are scored in many competitions.
Lionel Messi is proud of his achievement. But, the Argentinian striker admits that it’s because of the teammates in Barcelona.
“I’m proud to have reached 400 goals and I hope I can get some more,” Lionel Messi told Mundo Deportivo.
“I don’t focus much on the records or numbers, I prefer to focus on the day-to-day. More than just scoring goals, I think of each game as a challenge.”
“It is clear that without the help of all my colleagues, those I have now and those who were before, it would have been impossible to score the 400,” he added.
Overall, Lionel Messi has supported Barcelona in 659 international caps. From that number, the 31-year-old player scored 575 goals.