(CNN) -- Lionel Messi broke the Spanish league's all-time scoring record after hitting a hat trick in Barcelona's 5-1 victory over Sevilla.It has been a season of records for the Argentine international who, at just 27, already holds the record as Barcelona's highest ever scorer in European competition.
But all eyes were on the diminutive striker at the Camp Nou stadium to see whether he cold break Telmo Zarra's 59-year-old record of 251 Spanish league goals.
It is an incredible, brutal record
Xavi
Typical Messi
In the end, Messi didn't just break the record: he equaled it, surpassed it and then extended it in typical fashion.
His first, which tied the record, was a sublime left foot free kick which he bent over the wall into the top left hand corner of the goal.
The second, which broke the record, was a surging run through the heart of Sevilla's defense that ended with Messi exchanging passes and sliding in to finish at the far post.
His Barcelona teammates celebrated with him on the pitch by picking him up and throwing him in the air.
But Messi wasn't finished there.
Capturing Messi's magic moment
Short-film follows 'Baghdad Messi'
Messi sin tarjeta roja
Capturing Messi's magic moment
Short-film follows 'Baghdad Messi'
Messi sin tarjeta roja
He scored another fantastic goal to extend the record with a left foot shot on the run into the bottom left hand corner of the goal.
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