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.
