Messi's most memorable matches at Barcelona

As the Argentine forward prepares for his latest career milestone, Goal takes a look at his most significant games for the Catalan club since his debut in 2005

The numbers are astronomical. At just 26, Lionel Messi is on the verge of making his 400th official appearance for Barcelona, placing him 10th on the list of players who have turned out most for the Catalan club. And in those games, he has hit an amazing 331 goals so far.

That total means Messi is now 99 goals clear of Barca's second-highest scorer Cesar Rodriguez, while the Argentine has broken a series of other records during his time at Camp Nou, as well as winning four Ballon d'Or prizes and an astonishing 21 team trophies.

Those include six Liga titles, three Champions League crowns, two Copas del Rey, two Uefa Super Cups and two Club World Cups. And of the current squad at Barca, only Xavi (who is reaching the end of his playing career and is 34 this week) has won more than that thanks to the Primera Division title he won under Louis van Gaal in 1999.

With a large part of his career still ahead of him - and given his intention to spend most or all of that at Camp Nou - Messi looks set to build on his already remarkable record. So here, as he prepares to make his 400th appearance for the Blaugrana, Goal takes a look at the most memorable matches - in chronological order, from 1 to 400 - of the forward's fantastic playing career at Barcelona.