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Before his nth exhibition at the Camp Nou , Leo Messi wanted to offer his sixth Golden Ball to the Barca fans, accompanied by his three children, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro . In the end, he took another ball home, that of his thirty-fifth hat trick in the First Division, with which he surpassed the 34 scored by Cristiano Ronaldo throughout his time at Real Madrid . The Argentine, again, is performing at record pace. Not surprisingly, he has managed to climb to the top of Pichichi , with 12 goals, in the last eight league games.

The Barca captain missed the first four games of the championship due to injury. Nor could it be against Getafe , for physical discomfort, and only had 45 minutes against Granada and Villarreal. In the win against Sevilla, 4-0, however, he began his climb. Only the Leganés managed to escape his lethal aim. In each of the duels against Eibar, Levante and Atlético added a goal to their account. Facing Valladolid, meanwhile, he got two. And against Celta, on the other hand, he marked what is already his penultimate hat trick, before transforming Mallorca into his last victim.

The coach of the Balearic team, Vicente Moreno , perhaps stung him in his pride when they both discussed an entry received by the Argentine, no matter how much, after the game, the coach took away the matter. "It doesn't matter if he is angry or not ... I don't think he was angry every time he was given the Golden Ball, and there is a statistic that has always scored two or three goals after achieving it ... What can't be is that there is a player who is in a bubble, that we cannot talk to him . I have seen one thing in one way and he has seen it in another way, there is no problem, "he said.

After achieving the sixth Golden Ball of his career, precisely, Messi seemed to be thinking about the moment of retirement. Not surprisingly, he already has 32 years and has been in the elite for a long time. His companions, however, are sure that it will still be a long time until he hangs up his boots. "We work with him and we can enjoy him day by day. We know he has rope for a while and that he will decide until when he is going to play. With the conditions he has, it is like that," Sergio Busquets said after the match.

The midfielder, in addition, wanted to highlight the good connection in attack that showed the Argentine, Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann. "In the end, they are the ones who make the difference. It is normal for Antoine to have cost it a bit , compared to the equipment it came from, but it is already taking the automatisms," said Busquets. And the Uruguayan, in addition, marked a bit of anthology. In statements to Barça TV he even highlighted him as the best of his career. The heel, in addition, was no accident.

"Knowing that he had little angle, the only recourse was to hit the heel and look for the boat to overcome the goalkeeper. It was the only way, it has been searched ," Luis Suarez himself said in statements to Movistar LaLiga after the game ended. "It has been surprising, extraordinary. I thought I was looking for a teammate with a heel. When I saw the ball inside, and on top of it he did it wanting, I thought it was a great goal," said his coach, Ernesto Valverde , on the other hand. Press room.

"In some games we were not at a great level, but we are getting confidence and we got a nice game, apart from the fact that we conceded two goals," added the Uruguayan, who also wanted to highlight Griezmann's performance. "He has to adapt , find his space. We are very happy with him and we want to congratulate him for what he is doing," added a Luis Suarez who is only seven goals away from beating Ladislao Kubala as the third top scorer in Barça's history. Mallorca, in addition, was the 28th opponent he has managed to beat as a Barcelona player in the League. So far, none of those he has faced has managed to resist him.

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