Barcelona took advantage of their game in hand at the summit of the Spanish Primera Division on Wednesday by defeating Sporting Gijon, 3-1, as Lionel Messi became the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga.
The Argentine wizard netted twice at El Molinon to send the Blaugrana six points clear at the top of the standings.
Luis Suarez also scored, making up for an earlier penalty miss in the match.
Here is the latest La Liga standings after Barca's win:
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 60 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 54 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 53 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 | Eibar | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Malaga | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 13 | Getafe | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 23 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 22 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | Granada | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -24 | 20 |
| 20 | Levante | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -24 | 17 |
Wednesday Recap
The world was watching and waiting for Messi to claim yet another slice of history against Gijon, and the masterful artist did not disappoint, as he scored his 300th Spanish league goal.