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Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi became the all-time top goalscorer in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday.
Messi raised his number of goals scored to 253 after a hat trick against Sevilla.
In doing so, he set a new all-time record.
The record formerly belonged to Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra, who retired from football in the 1954-55 season.
Zarra scored 251 goals in 277 matches over 15 seasons, while Messi broke the 60-year-old record in 289 matches over 11 seasons.
Barcacelona eased past Sevilla 5-1 in the Spanish league's 12th week match.
After the final whistle at the Camp Nou, Barcelona's home ground, 27-year-old Messi saluted the thousands of Barcelona fans who were cheering him.
Messi is the only active footballer in La Liga's list of top ten all-time goalscorers.
The list is as follows:
Footballer Goals Messi 253 Zarra 251 Hugo Sanchez 234 Raul 228 Alfredo Di Stefano 227 Cesar 226 Quini 219 Pahino 211 Mundo 195 Santillana 186 www.aa.com.tr/en - Ankara
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