FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will be looking to score his 500th career goal against Real Madrid in Saturday's El Clasico.
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The 28-year-old already hit one milestone this week, when he struck his 50th international goal from the penalty spot in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Bolivia in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
Messi's strike for Argentina took his senior goals tally to 499, and the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner has set his sights on scoring his 500th against the Catalan club's arch-rivals this weekend.
"It would be a nice moment to reach that figure against Real Madrid," Messi told FourFourTwo.
"It would be nice to win to stretch our advantage."
The Argentine also commented on his country's positive start to their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign.
"I'm happy with the six points, which were our objective in these matches," he added.
"The welcome we received was nice. Again, the fans gave us a lot of support."
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Messi has been in sublime form this season for the Blaugrana, scoring 37 goals in 38 games.
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