Messi set another La-Liga record on Saturday as Barcelona made a triumphant come back to the pitch.

The pioneers won 4-0 at Real Mallorca in their first match since the crusade was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Arturo Vidal opened the scoring after only two minutes before Messi set up Martin Braithwaite for his first Barca objective and afterward Jordi Alba to make the focuses safe.

Messi then included a fourth in second-half injury time to arrive at 20 La Liga objectives for 2019-20.

The Argentina star is the main player to score at least 20 objectives in Spain's top trip in 12 back to back seasons.

Messi's solid execution against Mallorca additionally observed his class help count this season ascend to 14, making him both the top scorer and top help supplier in La Liga this battle.

In front of Barcelona's arrival to activity, club legend Rivaldo focused on Messi's outstanding task at hand must be overseen cautiously , however the 32-year-old ended up playing the full an hour and a half on Saturday.

"Lionel Messi had some physical issues a week ago, so there's a ton of conversation about whether he play the entire game for Barcelona in their first game back against Mallorca on Saturday," Rivaldo told Betfair.

"Barca are two focuses head of Real Madrid at the highest point of the table so the title race is tight. On the off chance that Barca can pull away, they could rest Messi in a couple of games.

"In the event that the fight goes to the wire, at that point he may have less opportunities to rest - maybe just in games which Barca figure out how to command from the primary half - however it will be significant for Quique Setien to deal with his crew well, as it won't simply be Messi that will arrive at the principal game despite everything seeming to be 100 percent fit, after all everybody has halted and it is difficult to continue on the best structure.

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