Barcelona’s defeat in the Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday brought a personal milestone in Lionel Messi’s career with the Argentine forward going five club games without scoring.
According to media, the 28-year-old is still waiting to hit the magical 500-goal mark for club and country after netting against Bolivia from a penalty shot on March 29, 2016.
However, the Argentine has failed to score against Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and twice against Atletico Madrid in Barcelona jersey.
It has been 452 minutes since Messi last netted a goal, his longest run since 2010 (when he went 474 minutes without scoring).
The Ballon d’Or winner will surpass the 2010 mark if he fails to score in the first 23 minutes on Sunday when Valencia visit Camp Nou for La Liga fixture.
