Griezmann Prepares to Match Messi's Legendary Record

French star Antoine Griezmann, player of Atletico Madrid, is preparing to equal the historic record of Argentine Lionel Messi in La Liga during Atletico's match against their guest Barcelona in the 29th round of the tournament.

With his participation in tonight's clash, this will be his 520th match in La Liga throughout his career with Atletico, Barcelona, and Real Sociedad, making him the foreign player with the most matches played in the tournament's history alongside Messi.

In third place is Frenchman Karim Benzema, former Real Madrid striker, with 439 matches, followed by Croatian Ivan Rakitić, former player of Barcelona and Sevilla, with one less match, and Dani Alves, former Barcelona star, with two matches less.

It is worth noting that the player with the most appearances ever among both local and foreign players is Joaquín Sánchez, former star of Real Betis and Valencia, who played 622 matches in La Liga alongside Andoni Zubizarreta, former player of Barcelona and Valencia.