Messi hits four and breaks another record

January 28, 2013 09:22

Lionel Messi became the first player to score in eleven consecutive La Liga matches when he hit four as leaders Barcelona eased past a ten-man Osasuna with a 5-1 victory.

Pedro Rodriguez got the other and Raoul Loe got a consolation for Osasuna, who played for more than an hour with ten men after Alejandro Arribas was harshly sent-off after two handball incidents on Sunday.

Barcelona remain 15 points ahead of Real Madrid in third position and move eleven ahead of Atletico Madrid, who play later on Sunday at Athletic Bilbao.

Osasuna remain in the relegation zone on 18 points, two from safety.

Messi now has 33 goals for the season, 12 more than Cristiano Ronaldo, who earlier on Sunday hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-0.

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