Casillas: I wish it had been a Real Madrid player, but Messi deserves to equal my record LaLiga Santander - Barcelona Both have the same number of wins

Lionel Messi equalled Iker Casillas' LaLiga Santander wins record on Saturday and the goalkeeper has congratulated the Barcelona player.

Casillas explained that Messi deserved to reach the total of 334 victories in the Spanish league.

"I'd have preferred it to be a Real Madrid player, but these types of records are there to be broken and he has always done a great job," the goalkeeper told MARCA.

"He deserves the recognition."

Casillas, though, believes that Messi could also be overtaken one day in the future.

"I am convinced that somebody will come who'll also surpass his total," he added.