Messi and his golden circle Barcelona Some records resist even 'The Flea'

The goalscoring record of Lionel Messi is a work of art: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Real Betis... The list of teams he has scored against goes on for almost all 19 LaLiga Santander teams.

Now, he could set a record this season of scoring the most goals against every current top flight rival, an unbelievable achievement.

'The Flea' has scored more goals than anyone against 11 clubs in the first division currently and is less than three goals away from setting that record for five more teams.

That would make him the bogeyman for as many as 16 of the 19 teams in LaLiga Santander.

With 24 goals against Sevilla, he could add another team on Saturday at Camp Nou, equalling or surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 25.

Having scored six braces and a hat-trick, as well as nine other goals, Sevilla are his favourite opponents.

Against both Espanyol and Valencia, he has previously scored four goals in a single game, scoring a hat-trick against them twice each as well, whilst Eibar have seen him hit four too.

Messi turns up for the big games too, having scored hat-tricks against Real Madrid in 2006/07 and 2013/14, making him the player to have scored the most goals against the club in its history.

What's more, he has scored three Clasico braces, the latest when he famously lifted his shirt to the fans of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, in addition to five other strikes.

Girona are in Messi's sights too, with only one more goal needed to draw level with Luis Suarez and Ronaldo.

He is two away from setting the record against Alaves, and three from Real Sociedad and Athletic Club, all of whom he has already faced this season.

However, he is 16 goals from Zarra's record against Celta Vigo, 11 behind Cristiano against Getafe and 13 behind Raul Gonzalez against Real Valladolid.

With so many records already in his name, he now has more in his sights.