Following is a selection of targets and achievements that still elude Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi.
Messi on Saturday set a La Liga scoring record of 253 goals, surpassing the previous record of 251 set by former Athletic Bilbao forward Telmo Zarra six decades ago.
- One glaring absence from Messi's trophy collection is the World Cup. He was named player of the tournament at the 2014 edition in Brazil as Argentina lost 1-0 in the final to Germany.
- Messi has never won a Copa America, the closest being Argentina's second-place finish in 2007, and his aim now is the 2015 tournament.
- Messi has 45 goals for Argentina, 11 short of Gabriel Batistuta's record 56.
- Messi has scored 19 hat-tricks in La Liga and trails the record of 22 held by Cristiano Ronaldo, Zarra and Alfredo Di Stefano.
- Messi scored 14 goals in the 2011-12 Champions League campaign but Cristiano Ronaldo has the record of 17 set last season when Real Madrid won a 10th European crown.
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