Barca assistant coach Jordi Roura admitted that Lionel Messi's record of 300 goals in an extraordinary feat - after the striker netted a brace over the weekend.
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Messi scored twice to earn his side victory against a gutsy Granada side who had taken the lead in their La Liga match.
Odion Ighalo gave the hosts the lead after 26 minutes and they defended desperately against the league leaders until Messi struck in the 50th minute for goal 300, and curled home a superb free kick for goal 301 in 365 appearances.
The Barca number 10 has 44 goals for this season, including a hat-trick against Deportivo La Coruna that ended 5-4 and four goals against Osasuna whom they beat 5-1.
The Argentine is only 25 and besides the league trophies he has won with Barca, he also has four Ballon d'Or titles, beating team-mate Andries Iniesta and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to the most recent award.
"Over 300 goals. It's extraordinary what Messi does," Barca assistant coach Jordi Roura told reporters after the Granada game.
"We had a lot of chances and didn't take them but he got two goals that are very important."
Barcelona have 65 points, second placed Atletico Madrid 50 and arch-rivals Real Madrid 46.
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