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Lionel Messi one goal away from historic record

Messi one goal away from record
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Lionel Messi has a chance of equalling Barcelona's all-time goal tally of 232 when the Spanish outfit take on Granada tonight.

Lionel Messi is just one goal away from meeting Barcelona's all-time goal record of 232, courtesy of Cesar Rodriguez.

The Argentina international can equal the tally, which was revised from 235, when the Spanish giants host Granada this evening at the Nou Camp.

Barca released a statement on their website, which said: "After studying all of César's matches, it has been confirmed that Messi is only one goal behind.

"It's worth noting that Cesar Rodríguez is the club's all-time top goalscorer in official matches, but the absolute record belongs to Paulino Alcantara, who scored 369 goals in 357 official and friendly matches."

The 24-year-old Ballon d'Or winner already has 51 goals to his name this season.

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2Real Madrid17114237162137
3Atletico MadridAtletico16105130111935
4Athletic Bilbao1795326151132
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal157532725226
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9GironaGirona176472325-222
10Sevilla176471823-522
11Real BetisBetis165651820-221
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas165382227-518
15Getafe163761113-216
16AlavesAlaves164391827-915
17Leganes163671423-915
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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