Lionel Messi has scored 50 goals for sixth consecutive calendar year

32-year-old Lionel Messi shows no signs of slowing down yet as he nets his 50th goal of the year - an impressive 20-yard curling strike in the 69th minute vs Alaves on Saturday. The Griezmann, Messi, Suarez trio chipped in a goal each, with midfielder Arturo Vidal scoring as well. Griezmann scored first in the 14th minute of play, with Messi providing the assist. "I needed to score a goal before the holidays, now I can go into them happy with myself," said the French World Cup winner who has scored only seven goals since his transfer to Barcelona in the summer.

"We have a great team with some of the best players around and when we don't click, well, there's always Messi."

Messi had a goal ruled out by VAR before Arturo Vidal scored in the close of the first half. Pere Pons pulled one back for the visitors in the 56th minute. Messi extended Barcelona's lead in the 69th minute. Luis Suarez who had already provided two assists - one for Messi and the other for Vidal, made it 4-1 in the 75th minute as Messi let him take the penalty.

Barcelona go on break as La Liga toppers if Real Madrid fail to score at least five goals in their La Liga game tomorrow.

Messi has now scored 50 goals for the sixth consecutive calendar year. He has scored 50 goals in 58 games for club and country in 2019. The Barcelona No. 10 has now scored 50 or more goals in nine of the last 10 years, only failing to achieve this feat in 2013, when he notched 45. 2012 was his best year, with him scoring 91 goals. See his yearly breakdown below:

2010: 60
2011: 59
2012: 91
2013: 45
2014: 58
2015: 52
2016: 59
2017: 54
2018: 51
2019: 50

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