Lionel Messi won a record seventh top scoring title in the Spanish league yesterday after netting twice in Barcelona's 5-0 rout of Alaves in the final round. Messi ended with 25 goals, four more than Karim Benzema, who did not score in Real Madrid's 2-2 draw at Leganes. Messi is the first player to finish as the league's top scorer in seven different seasons. Fati opened the scoring in the 24th minute, Messi added to the lead 10 minutes later and Suarez closed the first-half scoring in the 44th. "Today things were different,'' Messi said.

Source: The Standard July 20, 2020 02:48 UTC