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Soccer fans are already used to reading news about the records set by Barcelona's leader Lionel Messi. Yesterday's La Liga match, in which the Catalans defeated Valladolid 1-0, also became no exception. The only goal of the match was scored by Arturo Vidal, precisely after a pass from L. Messi. This meant that the 33-year-old Argentine reached a record in the Spanish championship, as no one had previously scored at least 20 goals and had as many assists in a single season. Moreover, this is only the second such achievement in this century among the top five football leagues on the Old Continent. The last time this was achieved was by London's Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, when he scored 24 goals and had 20 assists in the 2002-2003 Premier League season. L. Messi will have the opportunity to improve his statistics (22/20), as Barcelona still has two La Liga matches to play.
