After Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half hat trick on Sunday, all eyes naturally turned to Barcelona's Monday matchup with Huesca to see what Lionel Messi would do. The Argentine legend didn't disappoint, opening the scoring with a 13th-minute goal that makes him the first player to score 20 league goals in 13 straight seasons. Ronaldo had joined Messi in scoring 20 league goals in 12 straight seasons earlier this month, only for Messi to set the new standard.
It's the sign of a gilded era in world soccer when it's simply expected that Messi and Ronaldo will continue to volley highlights back and forth year after year, and Messi made sure to commemorate his 767th career appearance for Barcelona that equals the club record set by former teammate Xavi.