The La Liga has returned and Messi has notched up a new record already in the first game.
First of all – he’s lost the beard.His visage is no longer bearded.He is no longer what P G Wodehouse would have called ” a beared cove”
But he hasn’t lost his hunger for goals.
He set up two goals and scored one himself as Barcelona beat Mallorca 4-0 in the first post pandemic game.
Barca go two points ahead of Real Madrid as a result .
Messi became the only player to score 20 or more goals in Spain’s top flight in 12 consecutive seasons.
Game highlights – a bit weird looking at them playing in an empty stadium.