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STATS STUNNER! Barcelona star Messi breaks Spanish Liga assists record

Barcelona ace Lionel Messi achieved another Spanish Liga record during yesterday's 5-0 rout of Levante.

The victory marked Messi's 300th Liga game, which he celebrated by banging home a hat-trick.

The Argentine produced the 106th assist of his career on the night - so surpassing former Barca and Real Madrid star Luis Figo's record of 105.

This season, Messi boasts 20 assists, well ahead of Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke (14) and Real Madrid pair Cristiano Ronaldo (13) and Toni Kroos (12).

Interestingly, Neymar has scored 17 goals this season - with nine coming from Messi assists.

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