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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Barcelona 5-1 Sevilla

Barcelona 5-1 Sevilla: Lionel Messi breaks Telmo Zarra's all-time La Liga goalscoring record with hat-trick in emphatic win  



  • 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 

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