Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has voiced his admiration for Barcelona's Lionel Messi and thinks it could take 600 years before someone breaks the Argentine's La Liga goalscoring record.
The 27-year-old netted a hat-trick last weekend to become La Liga record goalscorer - with 253 goals in the Spanish top flight.
And Guardiola - who worked with Messi at Barcelona between 2008 and 2012 - has nothing but praise for his former player, as he believes it will take a long time for another to overtake Leo.
"You have to congratulate Messi. What he has achieved is astounding," Guardiola said at a press conference.
"He has broken a record that everyone thought was unbreakable, a figure which was unreachable – and one which has stood for 60 years.
"It will take another 600 years before his record is broken."
Messi has been shortlisted for the 2014 Ballon d'Or award, but many have tipped Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to be the favourite to scoop the prestigious award this term.