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For several years, they were an inseparable duo in Barcelona that won the Champions League four times and dozens of national titles in Spain.
When Xavi left Barcelona in 2015, he had reached an impressive 767 games during a club career that spanned 17 seasons.
Messi has been part of Barcelona’s A-team since his debut in 2004.
Faced with the record for tangent matches tonight, Xavi expressed his admiration for the Argentine in the newspaper Mundo Deportivo and liked the fact that Messi will soon be the one who played the most games with Barcelona.
– It could only be Leo. He is absolutely right that the best player in the world of all time is also the one who has defended the colors of Barcelona the most times.
On Sunday, Barcelona will face Alexander Isak’s Real Sociedad in the League. If nothing unforeseen happens, it will be match number 768 for Messi.
Before the record game against Huesca, Messi received the award as a La Liga player in February. At 13 minutes into the game, he celebrated both events of the night by stroking a 1-0 rib.
Henrik Skiöld / TT
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