FC Barcelona claim 4–0 victory over Betis and top spot to end 2015 | FC Barcelona
Wednesday was living proof. Messi — making his 500th Barça appearance — jolted the crowd out of its collective stupor following a lacklustre opening 20 minutes of play, then gave the stadium the scare of its life moments later, and closed out an electrifying 15-minute sequence with one of his signature goals.
Leo Messi: 'It's been a spectacular year' | FC Barcelona
Leo Messi, who scored one of the goals and also played his 500th match in an FC Barcelona shirt, highlighted the difficulties against Betis: "It was a strange game, complicated.