FOOTBALL: Lionel Messi is the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga

Messi also holds records for most goals in the Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

Lionel Messi scored two goals in Barcelona's 3-1 win against Sporting Gijon, becoming the first player to score 300 La Liga goals.

We go inside the Argentine forward's remarkable numbers.

Messi took 154 games to score his first 100 league goals, 81 to get from 100 to 200 and 100 to get from 200 to 300.

Messi has now scored four goals in six games against Sporting Gijon, Barcelona's opponents on Wednesday.

Eighty percent of Messi's goals in La Liga have been scored with his left foot.

Messi becomes the third player to lead a top five European league in scoring with 300+ goals.