Messi tots up 600th

LIONEL MESS scored his 600th career goal as Barcelona landed what could be the knock-out blow in this season’s La Liga title race with a 1-0 win over nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.

Messi (above) reached his latest milestone – 539 goals for Barca and 61 for Argentina – when he curled a brilliant 25-yard free-kick into the near top corner of Jan Oblak’s net after 26 minutes.

Andres Iniesta suffered a hamstring injury and could miss Barca’s Champions League second leg against Chelsea next week.