Starloaded | Jan. 16, 2019
Lionel Messi has paid tribute to team-mates past and present after reaching 400 LaLiga goals for Barcelona in Sunday's 3-0 win over Eibar.
"I'm proud to have reached 400 goals and I hope I can get some more," he 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 where we have to go to win to add three points and fight for LaLiga, the tournament that rewards the most consistent team.
"I try to help, but not only with a goal, also with some assists or even participating in some key moves.
"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."
Although Messi regards every goal as "special", he did single out his first – way back in May 2005 – when asked about his favourite.
"The first against Albacete from the pass of Ronnie [Ronaldinho], I will never forget," he added.
"The goals of the Clasicos are always special and against hard opponents that are usually Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla. Also those that I have had the luck to score in front of our fans. In Camp Nou they are always nice.
"In the end, the most important goals are not the most spectacular, but those that serve us as a team to win."
