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Messi makes more history with eighth Pichichi

Lionel Messi has finished as La Liga’s top scorer once again after scoring 30 goals to top the scoring charts ahead of Karim Benzema and Gerard Moreno in 23.

The Barcelona captain didn’t feature on Saturday against Eibar but had already done enough to land the Pichichi for the eighth time in his career.

It’s also the fifth season in a row the Argentine has finished top of the pile.

Lionel Messi is the first player in LaLiga history to be crowned top scorer in FIVE consecutive seasons.

He surpasses Alfredo Di Stéfano and Hugo Sánchez (both 4) to claim yet another record.