Lionel Messi continues to rock the football world, even as he is playing in the Major League Soccer (MLS), a retirement league. Putting his best for Inter Miami in the MLS Cup, Messi scored a pair of first-half goals and added two assists, leading the way as his side ousted Nashville SC 4-0 on Saturday night in the decisive Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Courtesy of the two assists, Messi reached a major milestone in his career, notching up a whopping 400 assists in his career (for both club and country). The achievement sees Messi remain just 4 assists shy of the top spot, which is occupied by the great Ferenc Puskas at present. 

When it comes to his career stats, Messi has featured in a total of 1133 games for both club and country, scoring 894 goals and registering 400 assists. In comparison, Messi’s fierce rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, is placed 9th in the list, with 304 career assists so far. 

Tadeo Allende scored a pair of goals about three minutes apart — both set up by Messi — in the second half to blow the game open for Inter Miami, which outscored Nashville 8-3 in the series. Messi had a hand in all eight of those goals, scoring five and assisting on the other three.