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Messi makes history with 200th league outing for Barcelona

Messi makes history with 200th league outing for Barcelona

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By Mark Doyle
Feb 19, 2012 8:30:00 PM

The Argentina international made his official La Liga debut in the 1-0 win over Espanyol on October 16, 2004 and has since developed into the Catalans' undisputed star player

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Lionel Messi has become the youngest Barcelona player to make 200 La Liga appearances for the club after taking to the field for Sunday night's clash with Valencia at Camp Nou.

Veteran playmaker Xavi was the previous record-holder, having reached the milestone at the age of 25 years and 236 days. However, Messi has gotten there at just 24 years and 240 days old.

The Argentina international made his official La Liga debut in the 1-0 win over Espanyol on October 16, 2004 and has since developed into the Catalans' undisputed star player.

Indeed, going into the game against Valencia, Messi, who has won the Ballon d'Or for the past three years, had netted 142 times in 199 La Liga games for Barca.

The diminutive forward, who has played in every league game this season, is one of only five players in the current Barcelona squad to have made 200 or more league appearances for the club, with the others being the aforementioned Xavi (401), defender Carles Puyol (359), Victor Valdes (317) and Andres Iniesta (258).

Since November, Goal.com has been publishing exclusive extracts from Graham Hunter's highly-anticipated new book, 'Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'. The very last extract, which was published on Friday, looks at Andres Iniesta's risky return from injury in the 2009 Champions League Final and how he was described by Wayne Rooney as the 'best midfielder in the world'. Don't miss it!
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Of course, tonight's presser is provisionally concerned with the up-coming presidential elections at the club, which are a real source of intrigue in themselves - coaching appointments, player sales, mega-money offers for stars abroad... all of it could depend on whether Florentino Perez keeps the hotseat.
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Good evening and welcome to Goal's LIVE! coverage of Real Madrid's press conference from the Spanish capital. Could this be the end of Jose Mourinho's tenure at the club? Stay with us for all the latest!
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And on that note I will leave you all! I won't be back next week for another run of the Goal LIVE blog for the Champions League final, but fear not as the legendary Mark Doyle will be entrusted with the role of taking you through all the twists and turns as they happen at Wembley!

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