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Lionel Messi has now scored six goals in the last five games he has played for Barcelona. In yesterday’s (November 2nd) La Liga encounter with Levante, a 38th minute goal scored by Messi from the penalty spot put Barcelona ahead, but the hosts flabbergasted the visitors in the second half scoring three goals within eight minutes. Jose Campana equalized at the hour mark (61st minute), and Borja Majoral and Nemanja Radoja scored in the 63rd and 67th minute respectively. Messi scored again a few moments later but the goal was ruled out for an offside by Griezmann after a VAR review. Messi has now scored 500 goals with his left foot for Barcelona in all competitions, 82.15 of his total tally of 609 for the Catalan giants. Barcelona shall host Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday then face Celta Vigo at Camp Nou in La Liga next Saturday. If Real Madrid beat Real Betis at the Bernabeu on Saturday, they shall overtake Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Following Levant

31-year-old Barcelona captain Lionel Messi made the difference between Barcelona and mediocrity in a 5-0 victory over Levante on Sunday night. Barcelona played in an unusual 3-5-2 formation, but that did not stop Messi from ... being Messi. The mercurial Argentine who was at his sumptuous best scoring three goals in 17 minutes, providing two assists, and being instrumental in every goal Barcelona scored. 35 minutes into the game, Messi duped three Levante players into tailing him pointlessly across the penalty box, then lazered a pass for Luis Suarez who scored Barcelona's first goal of the night.  Eight minutes later, Messi marked his name on the scoresheet, scoring a sublime goal with his right foot. He ran from the halfway line, and beat the Valencia goalkeeper Oier Olazabal one-on-one to to net the pass from Sergio Busquets. Two minutes after half-time, Messi gave Barcelona a 3-0 lead with a sublime low left-footed shot into the net. An incredible team construct led to M