In the Spanish Football League Copa del Rey on Thursday, Barcelona defeated Leganes 5–0 in a one-sided match to make their place in the quarter-finals of the tournament. This is Barcelona captain Leonel Messi's 500th win for Barcelona. Lionel Messi has also become the first player to achieve this feat in the history of Spanish football. Before Messi, former Barcelona player Javi Hernández won 476 matches and Andres Iniesta won 459 matches.
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Barcelona's team were in excellent form in the match played against Leganes. The team showed an aggressive game from the beginning. The first goal in the match was by Antoine Griezmann in the fourth minute and Clement Lenglet in the 27th minute. Messi scored two goals in the 59th and 89th minutes. While one goal was scored by Arthuro Melo in the 77th minute. In the entire match, Leganes' team failed to score any goals.
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Messi scored his first win on 16 October 2004 while playing for Barcelona and on Thursday became the first player in Spanish football history to win the 500th. During this time Messi has played 710 matches against 86 different clubs. He has won 500 matches, drawn 131 matches and lost 79 matches. He has scored 621 goals and 241 assists for the team.