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Lionel Messi put on another show on Saturday, scoring twice as Barcelona began their title defence with a 3-0 win over Alaves.
The Argentine opened the scoring with a cheeky little free-kick fired under the wall. It’s also Barcelona’s 6,000th goal scored in La Liga.
⚽ GOAL 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in @LaLigaEN: Keep them coming!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 18, 2018
#BarçaAlavés pic.twitter.com/gjB9uy3L7B
The funny thing is, he also scored Barcelona’s 5000th La Liga goals too. And his goal record is even more incredible than you might think, according to Opta:
6.4% - Barcelona have scored 6000 goals in La Liga history, 6.4% of them scored by Lionel Messi (384 goals). Icon. pic.twitter.com/H7DWsEECeg
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 18, 2018
He’s also the first player to score in 15 consecutive La Liga seasons this century.
15 - Lionel Messi is the first player in La Liga to score in 15 consecutive seasons in the 21st century (385 goals). Critical. pic.twitter.com/JYMXnU2anZ
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 18, 2018
He could have had a few more too. He hit the crossbar in the first half with another free-kick, and clipped the post in the second half.