Messi is now the best goalscorer in all competetions with 68 goals, and has broken the record of Gerd Muller (67 goals) or Pele (66 goals).It came after netting ha trick against Malaga.The match got underway with several chances for both teams, with quick attacking movements upfront for the home side, and a good display by Rondón for Málaga. The best goal opportunity of the match came in the 11th minute: a powerful shot by Duda which hit the left goalpost, after impressive combinative play from Cazorla, with Portillo being one of the most active players in the first half.
However only minutes later came the first goal of the match, following excellent play between Barcelona’s Iniesta, Messi and Puyol, the latter smashing the ball into the back of the net, straight past Carlos Kameni. Thirteen minutes in, and Barcelona were one goal up on the leader board.
Málaga’s reaction to the goal was immediate, and following a distance shot by Adriano, saved by the Málaga keeper, the Blues and Whites saw a chance to equalise. Eliseu passed to Duda, followed by a centre kick from Jesús Gámez in the 26th minute, allowing Rondón to head the ball into Pinto’s net, with the Barcelona keeper unable to save the Venezuelan centre forward’s header.
With the scoreboard equal, both teams were on strong attacking form, as at the start of the game, and several more goal opportunities arose for both. However a penalty was awarded to Barcelona due to a foul by Jesús Gámez on Iniesta inside the penalty area. Messi scored in the 34th minute, bringing the home team back on top by 2-1. Málaga did have another shot at the end of 45 minutes, but were unable to convert it into a goal, leaving the half time score at 2-1 to Barcelona.
The second half began with a fantastic chance for the Blue and Whites, with a frontal shot from Buonanotte that went high, then a defensive error from the locals saw Cazorla and Demichelis both at the point of equalising. But a yellow card awarded to Duda following an incident with Messi, led to a second penalty for Barcelona. The Argentinean striker again took the penalty, putting his team 3-1 up in minute 59.
Málaga coach, Manuel Pellegrini, made two substitutions at this point, bringing on Van Nistelrooy and Seba Fernández, to replace Rondón and Buonanotte. The Dutch striker was at the point of scoring a goal, but his acrobatic shot went above the goal, and another attempt by Duda soon after, was saved by Pinto’s fists. Barcelona soon took back control, and a long shot from Iniesta was picked up by Messi who scored a hat trick and goal number four for the home team. In the 64th minute, Barcelona were leading by 4-1, a score which didn’t reflect the game play from either side.
The remainder of the match was taken up by further substitutions by the two teams, and despite a few goal opportunities, including a shot by Van Nistelrooy, saved by Pinto, the match ended without any further highlights. A head collision between Demichelis and Camacho in stoppage time fortunately didn’t lead to injury for either player, and they both finished the match.
The final result was a defeat for Málaga CF by 4-1, leaving them fourth in the League with 55 points, three above fifth placed Levante.
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