Barcelona kicked off the biggest week of their season in style by beating Eibar 2-0 thanks to a Lionel Messi double that took him past Cristiano Ronaldo as La Liga’s top scorer this season.
Barca play Manchestser City on Wednesday, just four days before the decisive Clasico against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou next Sunday, and Messi led them to victory with his 31st and 32nd goals of the season.
He even scored a goal he had never scored before in La Liga – a header direct from a corner.
At the start of the year Ronaldo collected the Balon d’Or and sent an ‘I’m coming for you’ message to Messi who has one more World Player award than the Portuguese. But instead it has been Messi pursuing, catching and over-taking Ronaldo in scoring stakes in Spain.
The Real Madrid striker was 12 goals clear of Messi but the Barça number 10 has scored 17 goals in 10 games since the turn of the year and is now in top spot like his team.
This was the first time Eibar had played Barcelona in Spain’s top flight.
Source:Dailymail.
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