"None of us are perfect."But at the end of a week in which Messi claimed a record sixth Ballon dOr, it was the Argentinian etching his name into the history books again after pulling clear of Cristiano Ronaldos 34 La Liga trebles to stand alone.Messi in this mood will be hard to stop.Madrid and Barcelona are back level on points at the top of the table, with Barca ahead on goal difference.It means Madrid and Barcelona are back level on points at the top of the table, with Barca ahead on goal difference."After rocky starts, La Ligas most successful two clubs also appear to be hitting their stride ahead of what is shaping up to be a crunch meeting in 11 days time.
In between, Budimir latched onto an excellent reverse pass by Salva Sevilla to briefly give Mallorca hope after Griezmann had opened the scoring, racing onto Ter Stegens through ball and scooping it over Manolo Reina.Varanes goal came in the 37th minute after Benzema had bundled through on the edge of the box."Hes getting older and thats made a difference, his maturity. Frenkie de Jong had been instrumental in the build-up."Were talking about Karim a lot recently, in a good way," said Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.Messi now has 12 goals this season, the highest in the division and one ahead of Real Madrids Karim Benzema, who had scored one and set up another in an equally comfortable 2-0 victory over Espanyol a https://www.zj-junyue.com/product/threaded-rod-astm/ few hours earlier. Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table. (Photo:AFP) Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table.Benzemas own irresistible form in parallel with Messi adds an intriguing sub-plot to the upcoming Clasico on December 18, which looks increasingly likely to decide who will sit first over the Christmas break.
Ten passes, involving seven different players, ended with Suarez with his back to goal and somehow the Uruguayan dug out a superb shot with the back of his foot that span into the far corner. He threaded in Fede Valverde with a smart reverse pass and then continued his run, before meeting the pull-back and finding the corner.Suarez hit the post and then stumbled after skipping around Reina but he made up for both two minutes before half-time with arguably the goal of the night. "It was a celebration of the Ballon dOr. But hes asked to chase and he does it. The efforts of Messi and Suarez overshadowed Antoine Griezmanns opener but that was impressive too, the Frenchman applying a sumptuous chip after being assisted by his own goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.Defeat means Espanyol stay 19th in the table, five points adrift of Mallorca in 17th."Unbelievable," said Valverde."I knew I had a little gap, my last resort was to try a backheel," said Suarez. "It was an extraordinary goal. I cant ask for more, only that he keeps doing it. His shot clipped the crossbar on its way in.Instead, Messi underlined his status as the worlds finest footballer with another sublime performance, instant evidence for why he was presented with his latest Ballon dOr trophy on the pitch before kick-off.A trio of vintage Messi finishes contributed to five stunning Barca goals, the best of them arguably belonging to Luis Suarez, whose brilliant backheel capped a free-flowing move, involving seven different players.Benzema also missed from a Vinicius cross but finally got his goal with 11 minutes left. For his first goal, he cut in from the right and bent the ball into the top left-hand corner and his second was almost a carbon copy, Suarez setting it back for his partner to hit the same spot. Sevilla, in third, are four points further back. With his left foot, Varane stabbed into the far corner.Vinicius Junior, lively on his first start since October 19, might have made it two after tearing away on the break but he failed to beat Diego Lopez at his near post.An exhibition of creativity at Camp Nou allowed for the occasional lapse in defence and Mallorcas Ante Budimir twice reduced the deficit to 2-1 and 4-2, even if a comeback never looked likely.- French connection - Earlier, Benzema gave the assist to his compatriot Raphael Varane before scoring his 15th goal of the season. Hes asked to score and he does it.Budimir capitalised on a rare Ter Stegen error to head in before Messi completed his hat-trick with seven minutes left."I was surprised," added Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. Sergi Roberto pulled back for Suarez, who set it up for Messi
In between, Budimir latched onto an excellent reverse pass by Salva Sevilla to briefly give Mallorca hope after Griezmann had opened the scoring, racing onto Ter Stegens through ball and scooping it over Manolo Reina.Varanes goal came in the 37th minute after Benzema had bundled through on the edge of the box."Hes getting older and thats made a difference, his maturity. Frenkie de Jong had been instrumental in the build-up."Were talking about Karim a lot recently, in a good way," said Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.Messi now has 12 goals this season, the highest in the division and one ahead of Real Madrids Karim Benzema, who had scored one and set up another in an equally comfortable 2-0 victory over Espanyol a https://www.zj-junyue.com/product/threaded-rod-astm/ few hours earlier. Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table. (Photo:AFP) Lionel Messi broke yet another record by hitting his 35th La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-2 to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of the table.Benzemas own irresistible form in parallel with Messi adds an intriguing sub-plot to the upcoming Clasico on December 18, which looks increasingly likely to decide who will sit first over the Christmas break.
Ten passes, involving seven different players, ended with Suarez with his back to goal and somehow the Uruguayan dug out a superb shot with the back of his foot that span into the far corner. He threaded in Fede Valverde with a smart reverse pass and then continued his run, before meeting the pull-back and finding the corner.Suarez hit the post and then stumbled after skipping around Reina but he made up for both two minutes before half-time with arguably the goal of the night. "It was a celebration of the Ballon dOr. But hes asked to chase and he does it. The efforts of Messi and Suarez overshadowed Antoine Griezmanns opener but that was impressive too, the Frenchman applying a sumptuous chip after being assisted by his own goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.Defeat means Espanyol stay 19th in the table, five points adrift of Mallorca in 17th."Unbelievable," said Valverde."I knew I had a little gap, my last resort was to try a backheel," said Suarez. "It was an extraordinary goal. I cant ask for more, only that he keeps doing it. His shot clipped the crossbar on its way in.Instead, Messi underlined his status as the worlds finest footballer with another sublime performance, instant evidence for why he was presented with his latest Ballon dOr trophy on the pitch before kick-off.A trio of vintage Messi finishes contributed to five stunning Barca goals, the best of them arguably belonging to Luis Suarez, whose brilliant backheel capped a free-flowing move, involving seven different players.Benzema also missed from a Vinicius cross but finally got his goal with 11 minutes left. For his first goal, he cut in from the right and bent the ball into the top left-hand corner and his second was almost a carbon copy, Suarez setting it back for his partner to hit the same spot. Sevilla, in third, are four points further back. With his left foot, Varane stabbed into the far corner.Vinicius Junior, lively on his first start since October 19, might have made it two after tearing away on the break but he failed to beat Diego Lopez at his near post.An exhibition of creativity at Camp Nou allowed for the occasional lapse in defence and Mallorcas Ante Budimir twice reduced the deficit to 2-1 and 4-2, even if a comeback never looked likely.- French connection - Earlier, Benzema gave the assist to his compatriot Raphael Varane before scoring his 15th goal of the season. Hes asked to score and he does it.Budimir capitalised on a rare Ter Stegen error to head in before Messi completed his hat-trick with seven minutes left."I was surprised," added Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. Sergi Roberto pulled back for Suarez, who set it up for Messi
