LIONEL MESSI broke the Spanish hat-trick record and Luis Suárez struck twice as a rampant Barcelona took over top spot in La Liga with a 6-1 hammering of Rayo Vallecano yesterday.
Messi broke Ronaldo’s record for hat tricks in the Spanish league with his 24th treble and 32nd in all competitions in Barcelona’s 6-1 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. That also meant Barcelona overtook Ronaldo’s Real Madrid at the top of the league by one point, and put him level with his rival on 30 goals for the season in the competition having trailed 25-13 in the scoring race through 15 rounds.
Lionel Messi second-half hat trick in the win over Rayo Vallecano made sure Barcelona capitalized on Madrid’s latest slip — a 1-0 loss to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday — to move one point ahead at the top of the table. The fierce rivals are set to meet in the Catalan capital in two weeks.
Luis Suarez scored twice and Gerard Pique got the other goal.
“Suarez plays well with Messi and is giving us more and more,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. “It’s clear they have a special connection.”
Messi’s treble in a 13-minute span took his season tally overall to 41 goals in 38 games in all competitions, as he reached the 40-goal mark for a sixth consecutive season.
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