Messi launches "La Liga" comeback with new record

Argentine star Lionel Messi inaugurated his return with a new record in the Spanish league matches, during his team Barcelona's meeting with Mallorca on Saturday.

The Catalan leaders, "La Liga", easily defeated their hosts Mallorca 4-0 after the league competition was interrupted for three months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Messi scored in injury time in the second half, made two more, and set a new record.

With this goal, the 32-year-old Argentine has scored his 20th goal in the Spanish league, to continue to occupy the top scorers, 6 goals behind Karim Benzema, Real Madrid striker.

The Spanish newspaper "AS" said that "Leo" became the first player to score at least 20 goals in 12 consecutive seasons in La Liga.

According to Opta Statistics, Messi started this special series in the 2008-2009 season, The victory raised Barcelona's credit to 61 points from 28 games, 5 points behind Real Madrid, its closest host, who hosts Eibar on Sunday, in its first match after the resumption of the season
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