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Messi beats Benzema to break La Liga record with seventh Pichichi award

Oct 19, 2021
After a double against Deportivo Alaves, the Argentina international finished the league season with 25 goals

After the Barcelona superstar completed the 2019-20 season as the main scorer in La Liga, Lionel Messi won the record seventh Piccio Award.

Last season, the Argentine won the great Telmo Zarra (Telmo Zarra) record of six awards in Athletic Bilbao, but he once again calculated carefully before scoring.

In the 5-0 defeat of A Coruña’s Alaves on the last day, he scored two victories, allowing him to score 25 goals in 33 games, while he scored the opening goal with Ansu Fati It also enabled him to set a record for the best assists in a single game in La Liga, breaking the previous record. Former teammate Xavi's previous best result

However, just the withdrawal of Real Madrid in the last few weeks and the championship title is not enough to win Barcelona for the third consecutive time.#aclotzone

When asked whether he won an award, Messi said: "I always say that awards and personal goals are secondary."

"Indeed, being the seventh Pichi contest can be regarded as an important achievement, but I hope it will appear with the league champion."

Madrid striker Karim Benzema trailed four goals with 21 goals, while Villarreal’s Gerard Moreno ranked third with 18 goals. Two ahead of Messi’s Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez.

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