Highlights: FC Barcelona 5-1 Sevilla - Messi becomes La Liga's all time top scorer

Barcelona players in jubilation mood after Lionel Messi breaks goalscoring record

Leo Messi created history on Saturday night after he scored a hat-trick which gave FC Barcelona a 5-1 win at home to Sevilla.

The Argentine opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a superbly executed free kick thus equalling Telmo Zarra’s record. A 72nd minute tap in and a delightful left footed shot 12 minutes from time took his all time goal tally to 253 in the league, thus establishing his status as the all-time top scorer of La Liga.

Barca were clearly superior to a Sevilla side which did not have a shot on goal during the entire game and whose solitary goal came at the start of the second half when Jordi Alba put the ball into his own net.

That momentarily made it 1-1, but Barca were almost immediately back in front through a Neymar header, before Luis Suarez set up Ivan Rakitic to score against his former club.

Messi's last two goals saw him set the new record and seal the win as the Camp Nou chanted his name to end a week that had started off with doubts over his future at the club.

Real Madrid had put Barca under pressure earlier in the day with a 4-0 win away to Eibar. But with this win, the Catalans maintained the two-point gap below the league leaders.

Here are the goals from the match.

Goal 1: Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla – Lionel Messi

Goal 2: Barcelona 1-1 Sevilla – Jordi Alba (OG)