VIDEO: Messi Equals Zarra's La Liga Brace Record

FEATURED IMAGE: Lionel Messi. | image source: ibtimes.com

Barcelona kept up with their fine form this time winning 6-0 away to El Che on Saturday.

Lionel Messi and Neymar scores twice each as Pedro and Gerard Pique added the other goals to help the Catalans keep pressure on leaders Real Madrid who are on 48 points and lead Barcelona by just a point.

Messi's brace saw him equal Telmo Zarra's La Liga brace record as the Argentine has now scored 77 braces since his league debut.

Along with Zarra, Messi now has the most braces in La Liga history and is followed in second place by Cristiano Ronaldo who has notched 58 brace in 6 seasons with Real Madrid.

Most braces in La Liga history: [77] MESSI and Zarra [58] Cristiano [54] Di Stéfano [50] Mundo [49] Hugo Sánchez [48] Pahiño

— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping)

List of players with the most braces in La Liga history.

Watch highlights of Barcelona's 6-0 win over El Che in the video above.