Back to the Manchester United Newsfeed

Which Barcelona star is managing an injury?

Lionel Messi scored twice at the Nou Camp on Saturday, dinking in a superb free-kick after 71 minutes before doubling his tally by finishing off a late counter-attack.

The fleet-footed icon has now scored 31 goals across all competitions this season and netted 22 times in his past 15 Spanish top-flight games.

Impressively, Messi has also now surpassed 40 goals for the 10th season in a row - which is even more remarkable when you consider the revelation that he has been managing an injury since Christmas (more on that below).

It was a fitting way for the Argentinian to mark his 675th Barcelona appearance, which moved him ahead of Andres Iniesta into second on the club's all-time list - and 102 adrift of Xavi Hernandez.