Where would Barcelona be without Lionel Messi?
Once again, the Argentine superstar stepped up and delivered for Los Blaugranas in a key game, scoring both goals for the league leaders in what turned out to be an exciting clash.
Valencia had taken a two-goal lead over the league leaders, but a penalty before the break and a nice finish in the second half helped the Blaugrana side in their effort to rescue a point in front of their supporters.
The footballer scored his sixth brace of the season and raised his tally to 21 goals in La Liga. Furthermore, Messi is now the third most prolific scorer in the Spanish top flight when taking spot kicks, behind Real Madrid legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Hugo Sánchez.
50 - Lionel Messi is the third player in @LaLigaEN history to score 50 penalty goals, after Cristiano Ronaldo (61) and Hugo Sanchez (56). Milestone. pic.twitter.com/7oDJL2BhFT
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 2, 2019
Messi has now scored in nine consecutive games for Barcelona. If he can keep this up for three more games, he will have set a new personal milestone.