Barcelona vs Alaves One goal behind Atletico striker
Lionel Messi‘s two goals against Alaves Saturday night saw how he closed the gap Luis Suarez at the top of the Pichichi standings in LaLiga Santander.
The Barcelona captain conceded the second and fourth goals of his team in the Camp Nou, with a shot past Fernando Pacheco and into the posts before later shooting with a powerful effort from distance.
These strikes were Messi‘s 14th and 15th of the season in LaLiga Santander, making him the second top scorer in the Spanish top flight.
Luis Suarez leads the way in that regard, but could not add up his score of 16 for the campaign against Granada earlier Saturday.
Youssef En-Nesyri, who is on 13 goals, also did not score on Saturday when Sevilla beat Huesca 1-0 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Messi has now scored each of his last five games in LaLiga Santander – two against Athletic Club and Alaves, and one against Real Betis and Granada.