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We ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi  a long time ago, but the little genius was at it again on Sunday as Barcelona  battered  Real Betis 5-0. Messi scored twice, assisted and at one point dribbled past so many Real Betis players that even the home fans started applauding. He also did a couple of things for the first time ever - like assist for the fifth La Liga game in a row. And score and assist in four consecutive La Liga games. And his dribbling was better than we’ve seen in La Liga for a few seasons now. He’s also the ONLY player to score more than 25 goals in each of the last 10 seasons. What an absolute legend.

Sergi Roberto posts superb stat on his return to the Barcelona midfield role against Real Betis on Sunday. While Roberto has been a regular recently under Ernesto Valverde, it’s usually been at right-back, despite the summer arrival of Nelson Semedo. However, on Sunday Valverde opted to go with Semedo at right-back and Roberto in midfield, and wil have enjoyed what he saw from the duo. Here’s how Roberto made his case to remain in midfield in the first half. Will he stay there? It’s hard to say, Valverde’s line-up was heavily influenced by injuries, but there’s no doubting Roberto put in a superb display and might have given his boss food for thought.

Barcelona's 5-0 win over Real Betis  on Sunday was a brilliant result, but it was also a pretty sweet night for Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan scored twice in the match and now has 100 La Liga goals, in just 114 appearances - that’s some going. Suarez is also only the second Uruguayan to reach a century of goals in La Liga, behind Diego Forlan. Congratulations Luis Suarez and keep ‘em coming!

Welcome back,  La Liga ! The second round of the Spanish league seasons starts this weekend and the fixtures are reversed.  Barcelona  begin the return round with a trip to Seville for what promises to be a very tough, yet very fun game against Real Betis. The Catalan giants will face one of the most entertaining teams in Spain. Betis love to go forward and have scored (and conceded) plenty of goals this season. Their manager, Quique Setién, is one of the most attacking coaches in the league and has a squad full of skilled and quick players who can be devastating on their day. It’ll be interesting to see if Betis will be able to score against the best defense in Europe this season (just 9 goals conceded in 19 games), and it’ll be even more interesting to see if a poor Betis defense (36 goals conceded in 19 games) will be able to keep a clean sheet against Lionel Messi and his friends. This game will be crazy fun, and it is one you just can’t miss. LINEUPS Barce...

BARCELONA could reportedly be offered the chance to sign Eden Hazard in exchange for Ousmane Dembele if the Chelsea star refuses to renew his contract. The Catalan giants are flying high at the top of the La Liga table and strengthened this month with the capture of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool. They continue to be linked with a whole host of top talent and were forced to deny a swoop for Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann was in the pipeline. One of last summer’s big-money captures, Dembele, has not faired so well at the Nou Camp though due to injuries. And the latest reports from Spain suggest Barcelona could be handed the chance to offload him in exchange for one of Chelsea’s top players. According to transfer specialists Don Balon Chelsea are unhappy about the tricks Real Madrid have used to show their interest in Hazard. And that comes as the Belgian weighs up whether he should sign a new contract unless the Bernabeu outfit move for him. Chelsea supp...