12th round will be remembered for a long time by the star of "Barcelona" Lionel Messi in the Spanish "Primera" championship. The 27-year-old footballer became the most prolific player in the history of the league.
The Argentine scored three goals at the "Camp Nou" stadium and contributed to the Catalan victory with a score of 5-1. L. Messi had not been able to score goals in the Spanish championship for some time.
Before the match against "Sevilla", L. Messi had 250 accurate goals. With his 251st precise strike, the legendary Basque Telmo Zarra was in the lead, but L. Messi's "hat-trick" brought him the title of the most prolific player.
The legend of Bilbao "Athletic" T. Zarra scored 251 goals in 277 games, while L. Messi managed to score 253 goals in 289 matches.
The top five most prolific "Primera" players:
1. Lionel Messi (253 goals)
2. Telmo Zarra (251 goals)
3. Hugo Sanchez (234 goals)
4. Raul (228 goals)
5. Alfredo Di Stefano (227 goals)
