Lionel Messi has achieved a peculiar record of scoring 300 La Liga goals.

Lionel Messi affected past three hundred La Liga goals as port affected six points clear at the highest of the table with a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon on Wednesday.

The 5-time World Player of the Year stricken either facet of Castro's well-worked equalizer in an exceedingly three-goal burst in five first-half minutes.

Luis Suarez missed a second-half penalty days when splendidly changing Messi's pass from a spot-kick against Celta Vigo, however created amends with a superb end for Barca's third.

Atletico Spanish capital, Barca's closest challengers with Real Spanish capital drifted in third.

"We are where we want to be and depend on ourselves," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.

"I think we controlled the game and created a lot of clear chances despite the problems that are always caused when a team plays a lot of men behind the ball."

However, in an exceedingly match dominated by the ECUchampions, it had been the hosts that had the primary clear gap as Alex Menendez shot simply wide from Barca-loanee, Alen Halilovic's through ball.

Luis Enrique conjointly created 5 changes, however the Star-front 3 of Messi, Suarez and Neymar started when their unbelievable show within the 6-1 thrashing of Celta at the weekend.

Suarez had the primary probability to increase his lead because the league's high scorer from Neymar's inch-perfect pass, however the Uruguayan pink-slipped straight at Ivan Cuellar.

Messi stone-broke the dead end with a deadly correct drive into the lowest corner from twenty five yards to become the primary player ever to name a triple century of LaLiga goals.

Yet, the lead solely lasted 2 minutes as a superb counter-attack saw Pablo Perez spot Menendez on the left and his low cross was swept home at the rear post by socialist.

Barca promptly responded, though, as Suarez showed nice strength to carry the balls up so lay it off for Messi to fireplace onto the roof with the surface of his left foot.