Latest Scores Ninety-one goals in a year, 73 in one season, four Golden Balls: All of Messis remarkable records ANALYSIS: The Barcelona legend became La Ligas all-time top goalscorer on Saturday night and we decided to take a look at his most impressive marks for club and country Nov 23, 2014 13:37:00 By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer Lionel Messi has made a habit of rewriting history at Barcelona and his hat-trick against Sevilla on Saturday means he is now La Ligas all-time top goalscorer. The previous mark had stood since 1955. But by the time he has finished, Messis may last forever. Asked about the possibility of Messi surpassing Telmo Zarras recently, Luis Enriques reply was that the record was of little interest. After all, it was not a matter of if, but when the tally would be surpassed. Perhaps more significantly, the Barca boss claimed his players had not commented on the record in the dressing room. And thats possibly because Messi has made a career of achieving the unthinkable, normalising what for most is impossible. Virtually every time he plays, the Argentine attacker appears to shatter some kind of mark or milestone. His propensity for record-breaking on the football field is nothing new - and it knows no bounds. Still only 27, the Argentine celebrated 10 years since his Barcelona debut last month and is likely to go on and set many more marks over the coming campaigns. But in light of his latest achievement in La Liga, Goal looks at some of his most remarkable records to date and a few others he is close to breaking for club and country. Perfect 10 | Messi has made a habit of breaking records at Barcelona 3 - The Argentine holds the record for most hat-tricks in the Champions League, having hit four (against Arsenal, Viktoria Plzen, Bayer Leverkusen and Ajax). 4 - Messi is the only player in history to win four Ballons dOr. Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten all won three. He is also the only footballer to finish as top scorer in the Champions League on four separate occasions. 5 - The Argentine is the first player in Champions League history to score five goals in a single match and the first to do so in the formerly named European Cup since Ajaxs Soren Lerby in 1979. He is also the first Barcelona player to net five since Jose Antonio Zaldua in 1965. 6 - In 2009, Pedro became the first player in history to score goals in six competitions over one year. But two years later, Messi emulated his Barcelona team-mate by netting in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the Uefa Super Cup, the Spanish Supercopa and the Club World Cup. 7 - The 27-year-old has been on the final three-man shortlist for the Ballon dOr seven successive times between 2007 and 2013, more than any other player in history. Next page Follow On Twitter Follow On Facebook Related News November 23, 2014 Lionel Messi: The greatest goalscorer and player La Liga has ever seen Gallery: Lionel Messis Top 20 La Liga goals Barcelona 5-1 Sevilla: Messi smashes Liga goalscoring record with terrific treble Messi breaks La Liga goalscoring record Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | About Us | Contact Us Copyright©2014 Goal All rights reserved. The information contained in Goal may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal
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