Reigning Ballon d’Or winner was in scintillating form as he led Barcelona to an important La Liga victory against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 after going a goal down.
The Argentinean national team captain showed ruthlessness in front of goal, scoring four goals on the night. Messi cancelled out compatriot Pablo Piatti’s 9th
minute strike in the space of 13 minutes and did not look back as he demolished Los Che defence.
Following his heroics at the Camp Nou, the diminutive attacker takes his goal-scoring tally to 27 from 23 fixtures in La Liga, and an astonishing 42 in 40 competitive games.
After the match, Messi played down his individual performance for La Blaugrana and praised the team effort. The prolific forward was pleased with the resurgence in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s form and stated that they need to continue playing in similar fashion to
add pressure on Real Madrid.
"The most important thing was that the team played like we did against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in midweek when we won 3-1," Messi said while talking to reporters.
Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, showered the talisman for praise and lauded his team.
Continuing on the subject, Guardiola added his disbelief at finding La Blaugrana trailing Real Madrid by 10 points in La Liga rankings. The 41-year-old admitted that Barcelona should not be this far behind the leaders and added how they will challenge
the league crown until the end of the season.
"We need to compete for the next three months just like we have done in this match. We are lucky to have such a generation of players. It's a privilege to work with such fantastic lads. They are a credit to the sport."
"With the football we have played we don't deserve to be so far behind but our challenge now is to keep the title race open and that is down to us," he said.
Barcelona have dropped 16 points away from home, less than Rayo Vallecano on their away travels. La Blaugrana travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon as they lock horns with a resurgent Atletico Madrid in their next La Liga match.
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