We all know he is a great player, but just how great? UEFA runs through his unique achievements.
One of only two players to score over 100 goals in UEFA club competitions, Lionel Messi is continuing to break new ground in football.
UEFA.com lists some of his biggest achievements to date.
Messi is also second behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of both top UEFA club competition scorers (he has 123, Ronaldo 137) and top UEFA Champions League/European Cup scorers (120 compared with Ronaldo’s 134).