The Argentine legend joined the Bundesliga stars
as top performers in Europe after hat-trick of
Primera Division assists Lionel Messi set up both of Barcelona’s first half goals in a thrilling opening period of their game
against Real Betis, becoming just the second player to reach double figures in goals and assists in
Europe’s top five leagues this season. His third assist in the 3-2 victory saw him become
just the second player, afterRB Leipzig's Timo Werner, to have recorded a hat-trick and a trio of
assists in a game this season. Messi now has 14 goals and 11 assists for the
Blaugrana this year, with the only other player in
double figures in both categories being Borussia Dortmund phenom Jadon Sancho. The 19-year-old England international has 12 goals and 13 assists in the Bundesliga this season. MORE TEAMS  The Argentina international set up Frenkie de Jong with a pinpoint chipped pass over the Betis defence
to equalise after Betis had taken the lead through a
Sergio Canales penalty. The Seville team took the lead again and seemed
certain to go into the break 2-1 ahead before
Messi's free kick set up a rare Sergio Busquets goal.
He set up Barca’s third from another set piece, with
Clement Lenglet nodding in after 70 minutes from
that delivery. That proved to be the final and decisive goal, as the
Catalans kept pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the table. Since bagging 10 goals and securing 14 assists in a
Primera Division season for the first time in the
2007-08 season, the 32-year-old has only failed to
tally double figures in both categories once, in the
2016-17 season. OptaJose✔@OptaJose 2 - @FCBarcelona's Lionel Messi is the second player to reach double figures for
both goals (14) and assists (10) in the top
five European leagues this season, after
Jadon Sancho (12 & 13). Critical. 53910:11 PM - Feb 9, 2020 Twitter Ads info and
privacy 145 people are talking about this He found the back of the net 37 times in the league
that year, but fell one short in the assists tally, with
nine. Sancho was only eight years old when Messi first
did the double, but has an impressive record of his
own. The former Manchester City man is only in his second season as an automatic starter in Germany and has been prolific in both of them. Last season the wideman provided 17 goals for
team-mates, while tallying 12 of his own. OptaJose✔@OptaJose 2 - Nabil Fekir is the first @RealBetis_en player to score in each of his first two
appearances against Barcelona in @ LaLigaEN in the 21st century (two goals). Stellar. 5110:01 PM - Feb 9, 2020 Twitter Ads info and
privacy See OptaJose's other Tweets Messi was not the only man to set personal records
in Sunday’s game. Real Betis’s France international Nabil Fekir scored his team’s second goal with a rasping shot from just
outside the area after a bad giveaway by Arturo
Vidal. In doing so the former Liverpool target became the first man to score in each of his first two La Liga games against Barcelona, according to Opta.

Messi the real GOAT....

Ronaldo this season:2 assists
Messi against betis:3 assists....

ONLY PLAYER wey dey win playmaker and golden booth together....