Having failed to score in his last three La Liga matches, the Argentine finally surpassed Telmo Zarra's 251 goals for Athletic Bilbao after converting a sublime free-kick to send him on his way.
Lionel Messi became the Spanish league's all-time top scorer last night with a hat-trick against Sevilla. The Argentine is the Champions League's joint highest goal scorer while he already has four Ballon d'Or trophies to his name.
Neymar made it 2-1 in the 49th minute.Ivan Rakitic then nodded in a header before Messi's record breaking strike sent the Nou Camp crowd into delirium. The match eventually finished 5-1 to Barca on a historic night.
Remarkably, the 27-year-old magician's goal tally came in just 250 starts for the Spanish giants.After the strike which took him past Zarra's total, Messi's team-mates threw him into the air while the crowd at the Nou Camp roared with approval.
Neymar, the Brazilian superstar, bowed down to his teammate in admiration.Raul's European record of 71 goals tumbled last month after Messi scored twice in Barcelona's 2-0 victory against Ajax.
"Messi is without doubt the best player I've seen as a player and a coach," said Barca manager Luis Enrique after the match.
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