Lionel Messi has set an ancient record for Pelé: The Argentine star footballer scored his 643rd goal for FC Barcelona – as many as the Brazilian icon between 1957 and 1974 for FC Santos.
Still, Barcelona came to only one 2:2 (1:1) in the home game against FC Valencia. In addition to Messi (45th), Ronald Araujo (52nd) also met for Barcelona. Mouctar Diakhaby (29th) and Maxi Gomez (69th) scored the goals for the guest.
The leader of the Spanish Primera Division remains thanks to star striker Luis Suárez Atlético Madrid. The striker from Uruguay scored the first two goals (41st and 58th) on Saturday 3:1 (1:0) against FC Elche. Diego Costa also scored with a penalty (80th), while only Lucas Boyé (64th) scored a goal for Elche.
Atlético now has 29 points. Real Sociedad San Sebastián and city rivals Real Madrid can still draw level on points at the weekend. In fifth, Barcelona are eight points behind Atlético.
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