Lionel Messi vs Athletic Club record: 18 goals in just 25 games
FC Barcelona forward Leo Messi will be nightmare for Athletic Club once again on Sunday at the Camp Nou, 8.30pm. The Argentine has scored 18 goals against Los Leones in 18 games.
One of the best was in the Copa del Rey final on May 30 2015, an authentic golazo.
Messi has scored in 15 of the games, including three doubles. He has not scored in more games against any other team, level with Atletico Madrid, though he has notched 24 times against the capital club.
The star will show off his fifth Ballon d'Or to the fans on Sunday, before facing a team he has already scored against this season. Messi scored in the Spanish Super Cup in a 1-1 draw, though Barcelona lost the tie 5-1 on aggregate.
Messi has 24 goals against Atletico and Sevilla, 21 against Real Madrid, 19 against Osasuna, and Athletic come fifth with 18. He will try to enlargen that last figure in Luis Enrique 300th game as Barcelona coach.
