Records once again tumbled in Barcelona last night as one of the world's all time great players continued to expand his ever growing legacy in Spanish football. A quadruple from Lionel Messi against city rivals Espanyol saw the Argentine become the first ever player to reach 50 goals in La Liga, as the home side swept aside their local rivals in a 4 - 0 win.
With a string of memorable performances and goals for the Spanish giants, Messi has achieved this incredible feat in just 36 league games, and has now comfortably eclipsed the previous record set by Real Madrid's Christiano Ronaldo - who had found the net on 43 occasions in the Spanish League last season.
Messi took his own personal goal tally for the season to an outrageous 72 in all competitions, and had already set a number of new records during his time at the Neu Camp - including becoming the first player to score 5 goals in a Champions League match as Barcelona crushed Bayer Leverkusen earlier this season.
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