More firsts for Lionel Messi as Barcelona star batters Betis

We ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi a long time ago, but the little genius was at it again on Sunday as Barcelona battered Real Betis 5-0.

Messi scored twice, assisted and at one point dribbled past so many Real Betis players that even the home fans started applauding.

He also did a couple of things for the first time ever - like assist for the fifth La Liga game in a row.

5 - Lionel Messi has assisted in five La Liga games in a row for the first time in his career (five assists). Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/gt6LfFKktd

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 21, 2018

And score and assist in four consecutive La Liga games.

Lionel Messi has scored and assisted a teammate in four consecutive #LaLiga games for the FIRST time in his career! #RealBetisBarça pic.twitter.com/SwVl0yDjhG

— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) January 21, 2018

And his dribbling was better than we’ve seen in La Liga for a few seasons now.

Lionel Messi: Completed 12 dribbles vs Real Betis, the most in a single La Liga match in the last three seasons #BetisBarca pic.twitter.com/8xl3FCvhIN

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) January 21, 2018

He’s also the ONLY player to score more than 25 goals in each of the last 10 seasons.

25 - Lionel Messi is the only La Liga player to score 25+ goals in each of the last 10 seasons in all competitions. Tireless. pic.twitter.com/Ria8Ivz1oP

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 21, 2018

What an absolute legend.

Source: barcablaugranes.com