Messi, ninth highest goal-scorer in La Liga history

Leo Messi's two goals against Zaragoza put him on a total of 78 so far for 2012. The Argentinean player now lies just seven shy of Gerd Müller, who netted 85 for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.
Meanwhile, Leo Messi outdid Alfredo Di Stéfano in the number of games in which he has scored two or more goals in La Liga. The Barcelona player's latest double against Zaragoza puts him on a total of 40, along with three hat-tricks and two four-goal games. That makes 55 in total.
Di Stéfano scored two or more goals in the same game on 54 occasions (32 doubles, 18 hat-tricks and four four-goal games). Telmo Zarra is the only player in the history of La Liga to have scored two or more goals in the same game on more occasions than Messi.
The third outcome of Messi's latest double is that the Argentinean goes level with Carlos Santillana on 186 goals as the ninth highest score in La Liga history. Santillana played his entire career in the First Division in the ranks of Real Madrid.