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Lionel Messi breaks La Liga record of 251 goals

<p>Thanks teammates and coaches past and present after becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga with a hat-trick in Barca's 5-1 win over Sevilla</p>

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Barcelona players lift Lionel Messi after he became the all-time highest goal-scorer in La Liga on Saturday

Barcelona players lift Lionel Messi after he became the all-time highest goal-scorer in La Liga on Saturday

Madrid: Lionel Messi thanked teammates and coaches past and present after becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga with a hat-trick in Barca's 5-1 demolition of Sevilla on Saturday.

Barcelona players lift Lionel Messi after he became the all-time highest goal-scorer in La Liga on Saturday. Pic/AP/PTI
Barcelona players lift Lionel Messi after he became the all-time highest goal-scorer in La Liga on Saturday. Pic/AP/PTI 

The 27-year-old Argentine's opener brought him level with Telmo Zarra on 251 goals in just his 289th appearance in the Spanish top flight.

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