Lionel Messi scored twice in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over Tenerife to move Barca closer to the La Liga title and up his season’s scoring total in all competitions to 44 goals. The22-year-old Argentine now has a league-leading 31 goals in La Liga and looks likely to win European Golden Shoe.
Udinese’s Antonio Di Natale, Chelsea’s DidierDrogba and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney all have 26 goals. Gonzalo Higuain has netted 25 for Real Madrid.
Messi needs three more league goalsin the remaining two games to match the club record of 34 in a season set by Brazilian striker Ronaldo in 1996/97. Atletico Madrid’s Uruguayan striker Diego Forlanwon the Golden Show last season with 32 goals.