Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga with a 7-0
demolition of Osasuna at Camp Nou on Sunday.
Gerardo Martino's men had bounced back from last
weekend's shock defeat at Real Valladolid with a UEFA Champions League win over
Manchester City on Wednesday.
And the reigning Spanish champions also put their league
assault back on track with Lionel Messi the central figure in a comprehensive
win.
The Argentinian's hat-trick saw him move ahead of Paulino
Alcantara to become Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer, with the latter's
record of 369 having included goals in friendlies.
Alexis Sanchez, Andres Iniesta, Cristian Tello and Pedro
were also on target as Barca moved back to within four points of leaders Real
Madrid ahead of next weekend's Clasico at the Bernabeu.
Valencia's recent dip in form continued with a 1-0 defeat
at Real Sociedad.
Juan Antonio Pizzi's men now sit 10 points behind Sociedad,
who are fifth, after failing to win for a third league game in succession.
Imanol Agirretxe grabbed the only goal of the game in the
61st minute, ensuring Sociedad responded to back-to-back league defeats.
Having been beaten 2-0 by fierce rivals Real Betis in the
first leg of their midweek UEFA Europa League tie, Sevilla moved up to sixth
place with a resounding 4-1 home win over Real Valladolid.
Kevin Gameiro struck twice in between goals from Ivan
Rakitic and Diogo Figueiras as Sevilla made it four league wins in a row.
Javi Guerra's late goal provided little consolation for
the visitors, who failed to replicate their fine showing against Barca.
Elche and Betis played out a 0-0 draw at Estadio Manuel
Martinez Valero.
Betis are now seven points adrift at the bottom of the
table despite stretching their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions.
Culled from Soccerway
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