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Messi's two statistics that mark May 1

Lionel Messi

May 1 is very special for Lionel Messi. 

"Associated Press" has listed several important sports events, while in two of them it has included the Argentine star. 

On May 1, 2005, the then 17-year-old Lionel Messi scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona. 

Barcelona had won 2:0 against Albacete at "Spotify Camp Nou" in Barcelona. 

Meanwhile, on May 1, 2019, the World Cup winner with Argentina scored twice for

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Barcelona in the 3:0 victory against Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Champions League. 

With those two goals, Messi reached the figure of 600 goals for "Blaugrana".