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Messi leads Barca to milestone win
- AFP, Monday, January 31, 2011 12:52 AM
Lionel Messi scored twice and Pedro added another as Barcelona beat Hercules, 3-0, for its 15th straight La Liga win, which drew it level with a 50-year-old
record held by the great Real Madrid team captained by Alfredo di Stefano in the 1960-61 season.
"It's an immense honour to share this record with a team such as
(Alfredo) Di Stefano's Madrid," Barca coach Pep Guardiola said. "It's stood for half a century and that just shows what a tough thing it is to achieve.
"There was an
especially happy atmosphere amongst the players. This has always been a tricky stadium for us and we came into the game after a lot of matches recently, but despite all that, the players have again
given a great lesson. They knew the importance of winning here and the chance of equalling the record gave us an extra incentive."
League leader Barcelona, which has a seven-point lead over
Real Madrid, can beat the record with a win at home against Atletico Madrid next weekend.
