BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi has equaled the Spanish league’s all-time scoring record with 251 goals after scoring for Barcelona against Sevilla on Saturday.
Messi curled home an elegant free kick to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute at Camp Nou Stadium.
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FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Sevilla during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. The Associated Press
Messi’s latest scoring feat comes after he equaled Raul Gonzalez as the Champions League all-time scorer with 71 goals earlier this month.
Athletic Bilbao great Telmo Zarra set the Liga milestone in 271 games from 1940-55.
The 27-year-old Messi needed 289 games to reach the same mark that had gone untouched for nearly 60 years.
Messi is Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer with 364 goals.
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