In their first match at the Camp Nou since Pep Guardiola’s announcement to leave http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, the Catalan outfit recorded a 4-1 win against Malaga.
The 2011/12 La Liga season gives an eerie feeling as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629. Last season saw the Portuguese show stopper lead the Pichichi race but failed to claim the big prize, a similar fate that awaits Messi
come the end of Spanish topflight football campaign.
The Rosario born attacker scored yet another hat-trick for Barcelona in the ongoing Primera Division campaign, putting Malaga’s defence to the sword for a 4-1 victory at the Camp Nou.
Goals against the Andalusian outfit meant Messi leapfrogging http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 in the race for Pichichi race.
It was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 who opened the scoring for Barcelona, with the pint sized attacker taking over the proceedings shortly after. His first came after the half hour mark, scoring La Blaugrana’s second of the night from the spot.
The second half saw the Argentine at his devastating best, adding two more goals to his name in the space of five minutes. His second of the night again came from the spot, while for the grand finale he made a mockery of the opposing gloves man.
However, elsewhere, it was the Real Madrid prolific marksman who laid claim to La Liga winners’ medal with a goal against his name in the 0-3 drubbing. Los Blancos won against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames, being crowned Spanish champions for the 32nd
time in their history.
Despite losing on La Liga trophy, Messi added another footballing record to his name. The Argentinean captain has a jaw dropping tally of 68 goals to show for his efforts in the season, overtaking Gerd Muller’s European record of most goals in a single season.
The 1972/74 season saw the legendary German attacker make the coveted record his very own with 67 strikes hitting the back of the net, a feat that has stood the test of time for around 40 years now.
It was a historic night on the team front for Les Cules who saw Pep Guardiola’s team overtake their 105 goal 2008/09 season. The Catalan outfit have now scored 108 goals in 36 La Liga matches.
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