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 

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.