Messi milestone in Barca's big win
October 29, 2012, Monday
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LIONEL Messi took his senior career goals tally to 301 as he scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano which put the Catalans three points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.
The World Player of the Year got Barca's second just after halftime and finished off the rout with another at the end. The 25-year-old has now scored 270 goals for his club and 31 for Argentina.
Spain players David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored the others as Barcelona continued its unbeaten start under new coach Tito Vilanova and moved on to 25 points from nine games.
"We are delighted for Lionel," Vilanova said. "He has scored a couple of goals but I prefer to remember the moment when he ran 30 metres to help out in defence in the 89th minute. I love the goals, but I like this more."
Malaga is third with 18 points after a disappointing 0-0 draw at struggling Espanyol while Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 to move up to fourth on 16 thanks to Salva Sevilla's early goal.
Barcelona, with midfielder Sergio Busquets and fullback Adriano Correia deputizing in central defense, was under a lot of early pressure from hard-running Rayo before taking control of the game in Vallecas.
Former Arsenal captain Fabregas laid on the opener for Villa after 20 minutes while Martin Montoya pulled the ball back for Messi to strike its second in the 47th.
Rayo continued to hound Barcelona, but the visitors wrestled the game away from the hosts and Jordi Alba pulled another ball back for Xavi to finish the game as a contest in the 78th.
Fabregas volleyed in from Pedro's cross soon after and Messi scampered away to round the keeper in the last minute to pull away at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with 13 goals.
Fabregas told Spanish television: "It's a difficult ground, with spectacular fans. They pressure you and don't let you breathe. But we played a serious game, perhaps the best of the season so far."
The World Player of the Year got Barca's second just after halftime and finished off the rout with another at the end. The 25-year-old has now scored 270 goals for his club and 31 for Argentina.
Spain players David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored the others as Barcelona continued its unbeaten start under new coach Tito Vilanova and moved on to 25 points from nine games.
"We are delighted for Lionel," Vilanova said. "He has scored a couple of goals but I prefer to remember the moment when he ran 30 metres to help out in defence in the 89th minute. I love the goals, but I like this more."
Malaga is third with 18 points after a disappointing 0-0 draw at struggling Espanyol while Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 to move up to fourth on 16 thanks to Salva Sevilla's early goal.
Barcelona, with midfielder Sergio Busquets and fullback Adriano Correia deputizing in central defense, was under a lot of early pressure from hard-running Rayo before taking control of the game in Vallecas.
Former Arsenal captain Fabregas laid on the opener for Villa after 20 minutes while Martin Montoya pulled the ball back for Messi to strike its second in the 47th.
Rayo continued to hound Barcelona, but the visitors wrestled the game away from the hosts and Jordi Alba pulled another ball back for Xavi to finish the game as a contest in the 78th.
Fabregas volleyed in from Pedro's cross soon after and Messi scampered away to round the keeper in the last minute to pull away at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with 13 goals.
Fabregas told Spanish television: "It's a difficult ground, with spectacular fans. They pressure you and don't let you breathe. But we played a serious game, perhaps the best of the season so far."
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