ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson discusses Lionel Messi breaking Telmo Zarra's all-time La Liga goal-scoring record with a hat-trick against Sevilla. 1. Messi's mood keeps swinging On Oct. 18, when Lionel Messi moved to within one goal of the all-time La Liga goalscoring record held by former Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra, it seemed the Barcelona talisman soon passing the mark would be a formality. However, the six weeks since were filled with Barca defeats against Real Madrid and Celta Vigo, the first real questioning of new coach Luis Enrique and continuing legal and media battles between Barca's current and former presidents.