WORLD RECORD
Messi & Busquets: most experienced partnership in history!
Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets as team-mates have set a new world record. Inter Miami's MLS match against Orlando City (0-3) on 19 May was the 621st time they have played together.
The pair surpassed the previous record of another pair that included Busquets, with Gerard Pique. They two played 620 top-level games together between 2009 and 2022 (533 for Barcelona and 87 for Spain).
Messi and Busquets have been playing together for almost 17 years (with a two-year break), first at Barcelona and now at Inter Miami. Their first commo match was on 13 September 2008, vs Racing Santander (1-1) in La Liga.
| MESSI & BUSQUETS | GAMES | PLAYED | TOGETHER |
| Barcelona | Inter Miami | Total | |
| Spain | USA (MLS) | ||
| Competitions | 2008-2021 | 2023- | 2008- |
| National League | 381 | 35 | 416 |
| National Cup | 58 | 1 | 59 |
| National Super Cup | 15 | 15 | |
| Leagues’ Cup | 7 | 7 | |
| Champions League | 108 | 9 | 117 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 3 | 3 | |
| Club World Cup | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 569 | 52 | 621 |