More firsts for Lionel Messi as Barcelona star batters Betis

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.

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