Home » Sport » Phakaaathi » World Soccer

Messi scores twice as Barca finish with five-goal rout over Alaves

Lionel Messi should claim a record seventh La Liga golden boot after scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Alaves on Sunday as Barcelona ended their disappointing season on a more positive note.

Lionel Messi notched his 20th assist of the season in Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday.. AFP/CESAR MANSO

Messi’s double takes his league tally to 25 goals for the season and puts him four clear of Karim Benzema in the race for the ‘Pichichi Trophy’ ahead of Real Madrid’s last game later on Sunday at home to Leganes.

For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android.

Messi scores twice as Barca finish with five-goal rout over Alaves

Lionel Messi should claim a record seventh La Liga golden boot after scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Alaves on Sunday as Barcelona ended their disappointing season on a more positive note.

Read more on these topics

LIVE interactive map, latest news, multimedia and more!

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Messi scores twice as Barca finish with five-goal rout over Alaves

Lionel Messi should claim a record seventh La Liga golden boot after scoring twice in a 5-0 win over Alaves on Sunday as Barcelona ended their disappointing season on a more positive note.

Read more on these topics

LIVE interactive map, latest news, multimedia and more!

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Newsletters

RELATED ARTICLES