“Lionel Messi’s hat-trick set a new Barcelona scoring record of 234 goals as the champions won an action-packed home game against Granada 5-3 to close to within five points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Argentinian world player of the year, still only 24, also set a Spanish record of 54 goals in all competitions in a single season with more than two months of the campaign remaining and overhauled Cristiano Ronaldo to top the La Liga scoring charts on 34 goals.” [Guardian]
The record-tying goal:
The record-breaking goal: