Barcelona: Lionel Messi Primed to Break Barca Legend Laszlo Kubala's Goal Record

Barcelona meets Sporting Gijon on Sunday, with Lionel Messi set to go second in the all-time Barcelona goal scoring records.

Messi registered his 194th goal in a 5-0 rout over BATE Borisov in the Champions League this week.

He has now tied Hungarian legend Laszlo Kubala as the second-highest goal scorer in Barcelona history at just 24 years of age.

Messi has been exceptional to this point in his career, and there is a reason he is considered the most incredible club player in the world.

Messi had Kubala's mark in the back of his mind against BATE Borisov, but that wasn't his primary focus, according to the India Times.

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I knew that I could equal Kubala but I didn't go out with the aim of scoring twice in any way, quite the opposite. Now our job is to finish the week well with a good performance against Sporting before the break for internationals.

I am happy with how I have started (the season) and I feel that this team is making history as well as myself and hopefully I can do more to be remembered by.

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He will now put his name in the Barcelona record books again, when he will no doubt put the ball in the back of the net against the worst team in La Liga.

Sporting Gijon stands no chance of slowing down Messi or the Barcelona attack. He is going to explode. He will put at least one goal in the back of the net in this game.

Breaking this record at just 24 years of age is insane. He will now set his eyes towards breaking Cesar Rodriguez's record of 234 goals, which has stood since 1955.