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Lionel Messi breaks goalscoring record

Lionel Messi overtakes Alfredo di Stefano's tally of 227 La Liga strikes with a brace against Rayo Vallecano

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter

Published: February 15 2014 | 23:15

Last updated: February 17 2014 | 16:05

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has overtaken Real Madrid icon Alfredo di Stefano's goal tally by scoring a brace against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in La Liga.

The Argentine scored a goal in either half to surpass Di Stefano's record of 227 La Liga strikes, while drawing level with another Madrid legend Raul.

The 26-year-old also surpassed former Athletic Bilbao player Telmo Zarra's record total of 335 goals for a single Spanish side.

Messi was withdrawn from tonight's game with 16 minutes still remaining.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	8	7	0	1	25	9	16	21
2	Real Madrid	8	5	3	0	17	6	11	18
3	Villarreal	8	5	2	1	17	15	2	17
4	Atletico Madrid Atletico	8	4	4	0	12	4	8	16
5	Athletic Bilbao	8	4	2	2	12	8	4	14
6	Mallorca	8	4	2	2	8	6	2	14
7	Osasuna	8	4	2	2	12	13	-1	14
8	Real Betis Betis	8	3	3	2	8	7	1	12
9	Rayo Vallecano	8	2	4	2	9	8	1	10
10	Celta Vigo	8	3	1	4	15	15	0	10
11	Alaves Alaves	8	3	1	4	11	12	-1	10
12	Girona Girona	8	2	3	3	9	11	-2	9
13	Sevilla	8	2	3	3	8	10	-2	9
14	Real Sociedad	8	2	2	4	6	7	-1	8
15	Getafe	8	1	4	3	5	6	-1	7
16	Leganes	8	1	4	3	5	9	-4	7
17	Espanyol	8	2	1	5	7	12	-5	7
18	Valencia	8	1	2	5	5	13	-8	5
19	Real Valladolid Valladolid	8	1	2	5	4	17	-13	5
20	Las Palmas Las Palmas	8	0	3	5	9	16	-7	3