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Messi reaches 500 career goals

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi brought up another milestone as he scored his 500th goal for club and country.

Lionel Messi reached the milestone of 500 career goals for Barcelona and Argentina against Valencia in La Liga on Sunday.

The 28-year-old's strike in the 63rdminute at Camp Nou moved his tally for Barca to 450 goals, while he scored his 50th for his country with a penalty against Bolivia during last month's international break.

Messi had missed the chance to hit the landmark in Barcelona's Clasico defeat to Real Madrid, both legs of his side's Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid and its La Liga loss to Real Sociedad as part of his longest goal drought for Barca in six years.