Lionel Messi achieved yet another milestone in his glittering career on Saturday night when he surpassed 400 career goals for club and country. The Argentinian wizard scored twice in Barcelona's 6-0 thumping of Granada to take his overall goal tally to 401 - comprised of 359 for his club and 42 for his country. 'I never imagined I could achieve anything like this in my career,' the humble Messi wrote on his Facebook page afterwards. 'I'll continue working hard to reach more targets.' Lionel Messi scored his 400th career goal in Barcelona's 6-0 win over Granada at the weekend and now has his sights set on breaking more records in both La Liga and the Champions League . Messi slams home his 400th career goal to put Barcelona 4-0 up against Granada at the Nou Camp . Like so many in his glittering career, Messi's shot was simply unstoppable . 1. Telmo Zarra (1940-1955) 251 goals in 278 games . 2. Lionel Messi (2004-) 248 in 282 . 3. Hugo Sanchez (1981-1994) 234 in 347 . 4. Raul (1994-2010) 228 in 550 . 5. Alfredo di Stefano (1953-1966) 227 in 329 . 10. Cristiano Ronaldo (2009-) 187 in 170 . Well, that's very convenient because the maestro is within striking distance of a whole host of other records. In fact, we could see them fall in the next couple of weeks. Messi needs just four more to surpass Telmo Zarra, prolific Bilbao goal-getter of the Forties and Fifties, and become La Liga's all-time leading scorer. Zarra scored 251 goals in 278 appearances between 1940 and 1955, while Messi has 248 in 282 - and counting. Barcelona's next league match is at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday afternoon and the omens are pretty good - Messi has nine goals in six matches against them. If he goes on a scoring spree, he will also move one closer to the league record for hat-tricks. Messi flicks the ball over Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart to open the scoring in their Champions League meeting last March . Messi rattles the ball past PSG goalkeeper Sirigu during Barcelona's Champions League match there in 2013 . Messi with a characteristically composed finish past Bilbao keep Gorka Iraizoz in a 2012 La Liga game . 1. Raul (1995-2011) 71 goals . 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (2002-) 69 . 3. Lionel Messi (2004-) 67 . 4. Ruud van Nistelrooy (1998-2009) 60 . 5. Andriy Shevchenko (1994-2011) 59 . 1. Alfredo di Stefano 22 hat-tricks . = Telmo Zarra 22 . = Cristiano Ronaldo 22 . 4. Edmundo Suarez 19 . 5. Lionel Messi 18 . Messi has scored three or more goals on 18 occasions in La Liga but he still trails Zarra, Alfredo di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo, all of whom have scored 22 trebles. With rival Ronaldo showing no let up in his awesome scoring record, Messi will really have to up the pace to claim this particular accolade. He is close to Zarra's record for scoring two or more in a La Liga game as well. Zarra did this on 76 occasions, Messi has done it on 72 so far. With Barcelona travelling to take on Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Messi also has an opportunity to further close the gap on Real Madrid legend Raul as the European Cup's all-time top scorer. Messi's Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo is competing for some of his records . Pele - 23 . Gerd Muller - 26 . Lionel Messi - 27 . Ferenc Puskas, Cristiano Ronaldo - 28 . Alfredo di Stefano - 29 . Messi has 67 in the competition, four shy of Raul. However, in between on 69 goals is Ronaldo and the next few years look like being a battle between the two to claim top spot. Messi is also one goal shy of notching 200 goals at the Nou Camp but will have to wait until after the international break to try for this milestone. Barcelona take on Eibar on October 21 and Messi will fancy his chances of getting on the scoresheet in that one. It seems inevitable that we'll be celebrating yet more Messi milestones before the year is out. Like our MailOnline Sport Facebook page. VIDEO Messi for Argentina compilation . AS MESSI REACHES 400 CAREER GOALS, HERE'S FIVE OF HIS BEST . THAT Maradona-esque dribble against Getafe . Free-kick with 'impossible' bend against Atletico Madrid . Delightful first-time lob against Rayo Vallecano . Stunner for Argentina to win a thriller with Brazil . Priceless World Cup goal against Bosnia in the Maracana .
Lionel Messi surpassed 400 career goals on Saturday with a double against Granada - comprised of 359 for Barcelona and 42 for Argentina .
The wizard can set a number of other records in the coming weeks .
He needs four more to become the all-time top scorer in La Liga .
Messi is four behind Raul's Champions League scoring record .
But his nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo is sandwiched between them .
Lionel Messi achieved yet another milestone in his glittering career on Saturday night when he surpassed 400 career goals for club and country. The Argentinian wizard scored twice in Barcelona's 6-0 thumping of Granada to take his overall goal tally to 401 - comprised of 359 for his club and 42 for his country. 'I never imagined I could achieve anything like this in my career,' the humble Messi wrote on his Facebook page afterwards. 'I'll continue working hard to reach more targets.' Lionel Messi scored his 400th career goal in Barcelona's 6-0 win over Granada at the weekend and now has his sights set on breaking more records in both La Liga and the Champions League . Messi slams home his 400th career goal to put Barcelona 4-0 up against Granada at the Nou Camp . Like so many in his glittering career, Messi's shot was simply unstoppable . 1. Telmo Zarra (1940-1955) 251 goals in 278 games . 2. Lionel Messi (2004-) 248 in 282 . 3. Hugo Sanchez (1981-1994) 234 in 347 . 4. Raul (1994-2010) 228 in 550 . 5. Alfredo di Stefano (1953-1966) 227 in 329 . 10. Cristiano Ronaldo (2009-) 187 in 170 . Well, that's very convenient because the maestro is within striking distance of a whole host of other records. In fact, we could see them fall in the next couple of weeks. Messi needs just four more to surpass Telmo Zarra, prolific Bilbao goal-getter of the Forties and Fifties, and become La Liga's all-time leading scorer. Zarra scored 251 goals in 278 appearances between 1940 and 1955, while Messi has 248 in 282 - and counting. Barcelona's next league match is at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday afternoon and the omens are pretty good - Messi has nine goals in six matches against them. If he goes on a scoring spree, he will also move one closer to the league record for hat-tricks. Messi flicks the ball over Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart to open the scoring in their Champions League meeting last March . Messi rattles the ball past PSG goalkeeper Sirigu during Barcelona's Champions League match there in 2013 . Messi with a characteristically composed finish past Bilbao keep Gorka Iraizoz in a 2012 La Liga game . 1. Raul (1995-2011) 71 goals . 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (2002-) 69 . 3. Lionel Messi (2004-) 67 . 4. Ruud van Nistelrooy (1998-2009) 60 . 5. Andriy Shevchenko (1994-2011) 59 . 1. Alfredo di Stefano 22 hat-tricks . = Telmo Zarra 22 . = Cristiano Ronaldo 22 . 4. Edmundo Suarez 19 . 5. Lionel Messi 18 . Messi has scored three or more goals on 18 occasions in La Liga but he still trails Zarra, Alfredo di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo, all of whom have scored 22 trebles. With rival Ronaldo showing no let up in his awesome scoring record, Messi will really have to up the pace to claim this particular accolade. He is close to Zarra's record for scoring two or more in a La Liga game as well. Zarra did this on 76 occasions, Messi has done it on 72 so far. With Barcelona travelling to take on Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Messi also has an opportunity to further close the gap on Real Madrid legend Raul as the European Cup's all-time top scorer. Messi's Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo is competing for some of his records . Pele - 23 . Gerd Muller - 26 . Lionel Messi - 27 . Ferenc Puskas, Cristiano Ronaldo - 28 . Alfredo di Stefano - 29 . Messi has 67 in the competition, four shy of Raul. However, in between on 69 goals is Ronaldo and the next few years look like being a battle between the two to claim top spot. Messi is also one goal shy of notching 200 goals at the Nou Camp but will have to wait until after the international break to try for this milestone. Barcelona take on Eibar on October 21 and Messi will fancy his chances of getting on the scoresheet in that one. It seems inevitable that we'll be celebrating yet more Messi milestones before the year is out. Like our MailOnline Sport Facebook page. VIDEO Messi for Argentina compilation . AS MESSI REACHES 400 CAREER GOALS, HERE'S FIVE OF HIS BEST . THAT Maradona-esque dribble against Getafe . Free-kick with 'impossible' bend against Atletico Madrid . Delightful first-time lob against Rayo Vallecano . Stunner for Argentina to win a thriller with Brazil . Priceless World Cup goal against Bosnia in the Maracana .
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