Records are designed to be broken. Just numbers on paper, they often bring nothing but motivation for players to strive and improve their statistics.

However, there are records that define greatness that at first glance feel like they are carved in stone. As the greatest player to ever grace the field, Lionel Messi has no shortage of such records.

Messi’s brilliance is a regular sight in Barcelona and the Catalans can only be considered lucky to have had his loyalty for decades.

If we turn back the clock exactly 11 years ago – to 2013 – we will see Lionel Messi appearing on the covers of global media for having written a historic record that will probably never be broken. .

On this day in 2013, March 30, the Argentine talisman became the first player in history to score against the remaining 19 teams in La Liga in 19 consecutive matches.

Messi’s unbelievable streak that season began with consecutive doubles against Mallorca and Real Zaragoza.

He followed them with four impressive consecutive doubles against Levante, Athletic Club, Real Betis and Atletico Madrid.

His next four league matches, against Real Valladolid, Espanyol, Malaga and Real Sociedad saw the player score one goal each before he netted four against Osasuna.

Each goal against Valencia, Getafe, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Deportivo and Celta Vigo and a double against Rayo Vallecano and Granada helped Messi set a historic record.

The Argentine icon’s season was ultimately cut short by injury, but Messi scored 60 goals for Barcelona in all competitions that season and established himself as the team’s most important player.

Needless to say, the seasons that passed only cemented his status as the best player to ever kick a ball.