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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Lionel Messi breaks Telmo Zarra's all-time La Liga goalscoring record Saturday Nov 22,2014

 


Lionel Messi (27) became the all-time top scorer in Spanish football history, scoring a brilliant hat-trick against Sevilla on Saturday Nov 22,2014 to cement his place in the record books above Telmo Zarra
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi (top) created history as he became La Liga's all-time top goalscorer on Saturday 
Messi's achievement is hailed by the Nou Camp faithful with the scoreboard paying homage to his achievement 

  • Lionel Messi sits top of the La Liga all-time goalscoring charts with 253 strikes at just the age of 27
  • Former Athletic Bilbao star Telmo Zarra's hit 251 goals in 15 years at Athletic Bilbao between 1940 and 1955
  • Messi opened the scoring for the hosts with a trademark free-kick in the first half
  • Sevilla equalised shortly after half-time when Barcelona defender Jordi Alba scored an own goal
  • Neymar made it 2-1 to the Catalan giants two minutes later heading home a Xavi free-kick
  • Ivan Rakitic extended Barcelona's lead netting against his former club with a powerful header
  • Messi broke Zarra's record with his second goal of the night in the 71st minute
  • The Argentina captain completed his hat-trick on 78 minutes finishing low after a neat one-two with Neymar 
FC Barcelona beats Sevilla 5-1


Goal Scorers
For FCB -Lionel Messi(21,72 and 78);Neymar(48)and Ivan Rakitic(65) 
For Sevilla -Jordi Alba(Own Goal in the 47th minute)

Lionel Messi is presented with the match ball and congratulated by his Barcelona team-mates in a presentation after the match

Messi is presented with the match ball and congratulated by his Barcelona team-mates in a presentation after the match 

Neymar posted a picture on Instagram with Lionel Messi after the game
Neymar and Lionel Messi


Messi applauds the 78,000 fans who witnessed his record-breaking feat at the Nou Camp on Saturday at full-time

Lionel Messi's records

La Liga top scorer: 253
Barcelona's top goalscorer: 368
Champions League top scorer:71 (joint with Raul)
Most consecutive La Liga matches scored in: 21
Most goals in a season: 68
Most goals in a La Liga season: 50
Most Ballon d'Ors: 4
Most goals in Club World Cup: 4 (held jointly with Denilson)
Most European Cup top scorer awards: 4 (with Gerd Muller)
Most goals in a single European Cup game: 5 (joint with Luiz Adriano)
Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8
Most goals in El Clasico: 21
Most goals in a calendar year: 91


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