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Winner of the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, Lionel Messi is back in the club after his vacations and says he is ready to make his appearance again in the club. But well before, the club wants to rest the Argentine for the French Cup match. An opportunity for him to think about the records that awaits him in 2023.
Lionel Messi is already in Paris to prepare for the start of the new year. A year 2023 that everything seems to indicate that it will have to wait until January 11 to see him on the field. Since with Bayern Munich, PSG’s opponent in the round of 16 of the Champions League, as his main short-term goal, the Argentine intends to break a new record. Among many others, that of reaching 800 goals in his career. A goal that seems more than achievable since he is only seven goals away from reaching it.
In the same vein, he is only five goals away from reaching 700 goals with his club and two goals away from reaching 100 goals with the Argentine national team. In terms of goals, Messi could still reach a new milestone. That of scoring his 500th goal in league competition. If he manages to score 13 goals in the rest of the Ligue 1, the Argentine will add another round number to his enviable list.
And if everyone counts goals to make history, the Argentine has other trump cards up his sleeve, that of the assists. Lionel Messi is only three assists away from reaching 300 between his stints at Barça and PSG. And if he were to achieve all that, he would total a spectacular contribution of goals and assists of 1,000 at club level. With only eight to go, it looks like Leo will be able to celebrate that milestone in a few weeks as well.
Despite all the numbers he can beat on an individual level, Messi’s main and priority goal will be to win the Champions League with PSG. The Argentine is eager to regain the European throne after eight years without winning it. In addition to the Champions League, he will also seek to be crowned with his eighth Golden Ball, a fact that is almost within reach, since after winning the World Cup and being voted best player of the tournament, he is at the top of all predictions. Only the figure of Kylian Mbappé could steal the throne from him.
