BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will celebrate his 600th start for Barcelona on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in what his manager Ernesto Valverde hails as “a monstrous” achievement.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner becomes only the third player to reach the milestone for the Catalan club after ex-playmaker Xavi Hernandez (767 appearances) and the current captain Andres Iniesta (642).

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