Lionel Messi has a chance of scoring his 400th career goal

 

Lionel Messi is on his verge of scoring his 400th goal for both club and country when Barcelona face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

Lionel Messi Career Goals

                                Apps                Goals 

Barcelona

League                     240                  245

Domestic Cup             --                    39

Champions League    86                   67

World Club Cup           4                      4

Super Cup                    3                     1 

Argentina                    93                    42

Despite being only 27-years-old, the phenomenal forward has already amassed 398 goals - with Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo claiming with 'On Saturday against Athletic he can reach a figure only within reach of a genius'.

Messi has scored 356 goals for Barcelona and 42 for Argentina, including four in taking his country to the World Cup final where he was controversially named the best player at the tournament. Messi scored four goals at the 2014 World Cup to be named Player of the Tournament