Lionel Messi achieved the 30-objective imprint for the eighth continuous season as he offered Spanish pioneers Barcelona some assistance with coming once more from behind to beat Sevilla.
6th set Sevilla, the last group to beat Barca back in ahead of schedule October, drove when Vitolo volleyed in a left-wing cross at the far post.
Messi’s heavenly 20-yard free-kick leveled before he teed up Gerard Pique to sidefoot in the short proximity champ.
Barca, who have not lost in 34 amusements, are presently eight focuses clear in La Liga.
The Catalan side’s fightback at the Nou Camp means they have equalled the longest unbeaten keep running of a La Liga group in all rivalries, leveling Real Madrid’s keep running in the 1988-89 season.
In any case, all the more worried for the Bernabeu club is the colossal hole that has opened up in the middle of them and their main adversaries Barca.
Zinedine Zidane’s third-set side are 12 focuses untied of the pioneers taking after Saturday’s home derby rout by Atletico Madrid.
Second-set Atletico won 1-0 at the Bernabeu to remain Barca’s closest challengers.
Valencia’s four-amusement winning keep running under Gary Neville went to a sudden stop as they were beaten 3-0 by guests Athletic Bilbao.
Neville’s group set a Europa League record with their 10-0 total win against Rapid Vienna while triumphs against Espanyol and Granada facilitated any reasons for alarm of a transfer fight.
Be that as it may, in a dress practice of their last-16 Europa League tie, Athletic scored three objectives in seven second-half minutes at Mestalla to climb to seventh.
Previous England shield Neville was enraged at two in number Valencia punishment claims that were rejected before the away side’s opener.
“I thought the referee was a joke,” said the ex-Manchester United captain.
“I’ve not blamed refs in every game, but his management of the game was awful. Some of the things he did were incredible.”
