Barcelona played their first game in 3 months on June 13, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona played a relegation threatened Mallorca behind closed doors, winning 4-0. It was a brilliant night for Messi and Barcelona as a whole. Messi scored a goal and provided two assists. He scored the goal from a Luis Suarez assist with his right foot (not his favorite left), becoming the first player to score at least 20 goals in 12 straight La Liga seasons. Arturo Vidal scored Barcelona’s first for the night in the second minute as he successfully converted a Jordi Alba cross. Messi set up Martin Braithwaite’s first goal for Barcelona and second goal in the game in the 37 th minute of the first half. Messi then set up Alba’s goal in the 79 th minute, and had one set for him by Luis Suarez in stoppage time. Following Barcelona’s victory, they are now five points clear of arch-rival Real Madrid atop the La Liga table. They will host second-last Leganes on Tuesday, and third-placed Sevilla
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