Lionel Messi: Barcelona record-breaker – in pictures

April 2007 In this combination of six pictures, Messi is seen dashing from his own half past Getafe players before rounding goalkeeper Luis Garcia and scoring Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

June 2007 Not that every one of Messi's 234 goals have been scored legally. Here he nets with his hand against Espanyol in La Liga Photograph: Jordi Cotrina/AP

October 2008 The familiar happy Messi pose after scoring against FC Basel during the Champions League group stage Photograph: Peter Schneider/AP

November 2008 Another goal, another net, after Messi scored against Benidorm in the King's Cup Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

May 2009 Messi is hugely popular around the world. Here fans in Port-au-Prince, Haiti celebrate his goal against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final. Barcelona won 2-0 Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

April 2010 Messi dazzles a shell-shocked Arsenal defence to score the first of four goals in the Champions League quarter-final second leg … Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

April 2010 … and goes on to celebrate Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

January 2011 Messi reveals a message reading 'Happy Birthday Mum' after scoring against Racing Santander Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA

May 2011 Messi celebrates scoring Barcelona's second goal in their 3-1 defeat of Manchester United in the 2011 Champions League final Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

August 2011 Messi has been a constant thorn in the side of Barcelona's arch rivals, Real Madrid. Here he is in action in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup, in which he scored two goals in the game Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

March 2012 Messi celebrates with his team-mates Victor Valdes and Cesc Fábregas after scoring five goals against Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the Champions League Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA

20 March 2012 Messi's first goal against Granada draws him level with César Rodríguez's record of 232 Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Messi scores his second goal of the night – and breaks the Barcelona scoring record. You can see all the goals from a record-breaking night here Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Messi then rounds Granada's goalkeeper to score his third goal and bring his total for Barcelona to 234 Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images