The Argentine became the club's greatest ever goalscorer with his hat-trick at Camp Nou as Osasuna were battered 7-0 on Sunday
Lionel Messi took the headlines once more on Sunday in becoming Barcelona’s greatest ever goalscorer as Barcelona ripped Osasuna apart and sent a huge statement to Real Madrid ahead of next weekend’s Clasico crunch.
After defeat to Valladolid last week had seen them fall four points behind the Blancos at the head of La Liga, Barca needed a convincing result to silence some of the doubters. And the Argentine master ensured they got exactly that, bagging a hat-trick in a sensational 7-0 victory at Camp Nou.
The three goals took the little master past Paulino Alcantara’s mark of 369 goals in competitive and non-competitive fixtures,Messi has now scored 371 goals for a single club, but the timing could also not have been more appropriate just seven days before one of the biggest Clasico fixtures in recent memory.
"I want to continue in the Barcelona shirt," Messi told TV3. "My intention is to retire at this club. I am happy."
He may very well not be at the top form of two years ago, but he now looks back to being his instrumental self, and Barca could not have asked for a better build-up to next Sunday’s make-or-break visit to the Bernabeu
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