Messi, and his pursuit to unseat the king from is throne

Messi's brace against Betis in Barcelona's 4-3 defeat counted for nothing in terms of helping his team achieve their desired result. Ernesto Valverde's team folded at the hands of the Andalusians, and so their immediate rivals managed to cut the points deficit at the top of La Liga. 

In the weeks that Messi was rendered unable due to an arm injury appear to have taken their toll. The 'Txingurri' started the Argentine at the Nou Camp, and Leo showed that he was as spritely as ever by repeating the performance that tormented Sevilla.

The Argentine's goals were not in vain however, albeit only in terms of statistics. Nevetheless, the double saw Messi pull level with Gerd Müller (second place), in the historic charts of top goalscorers for a single club. The German completed his tally with Bayern Munich, and the Argentine followed suit, but while wearing the blue and crimson of Barcelona. 

The 'flea' reached 566 goals set on this day by the German in Bavaria. 15 seasons of glorious success for Messi at  Barça, where he debuted with the senior side 14 years ago, at the tender age of 17. 

Second place is somewhat far from the top of the chart, which still reads as Pelé. The Brazilian former footballer scored 643 goals in the colours of Santos, and so, the Barcelona talisman is still 77 goals short of swiping the crown from 'O Rei' (the King).

14 goals in 13 games. Messi's numbers this season are already beginning to take shape, in a campaign at the end of which he hopes to once more lift the Champions League. The one thorn of last season. 

'ProfootballDB' already noted that the Argentine is only 3 strikes away from 400 goals in La Liga. A step to continue writing his name at the very forefront of the Spanish history books. A footballer who will mark an era. 

There are already only a few records that continue to resist him. Without the competition of Cristiano Ronaldo, the diminutive number '10' is already hogging the La Liga statistic charts, and given the bright showing against Betis; it seems the few weeks break to recharge the batteries is a bad omen for any further records that continue to evade his grasp.