Football: Barcelona boss Setien hails Messi's 'astronomical' scoring feats

Quique Setien hailed Lionel Messi as the Argentine closes in on 700 career goals for club and country. Setien: "[Lionel Messi] is okay, but you shouldn’t only remark on that stat [him scoring at least 20 goals in the last 12 league seasons] which is already impressive in itself. It's also what else he adds to the team in terms of creating for team-mates. He provided another two assists in the last game [agaiinst Mallorca]. They are also very important because they allow us to gain so many points over the season. However, the number of goals he scores is astronomical. I don’t know how many he has scored in total, I think there are [nearly] more than 700. That’s why he is the best in the world and we are lucky to count on him to help us every single game. That is clear."