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Magical Messi nets two more

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Lionel Messi moved ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo with his 31st and 32nd Spanish football league goals of the season as Barcelona won 2-0 at Eibar on Saturday to stay atop the standings.

Messi earned and converted a penalty in the 31st minute before netting with a header in the 55th, giving him two more league goals than Ronaldo as the pair vies to finish the season as the competition’s top scorer.

Barcelona increased their advantage over Ronaldo’s Real Madrid to four points before they host Levante on Sunday. The two powerhouses are set to meet next weekend at Camp Nou.

But first Barcelona faces Manchester City on Wednesday, when the Catalan club will look to make good on their 2-1 first-leg win in their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

While Barcelona had little trouble handing the promoted Basque minnows their eighth straight defeat, Atletico Madrid’s dwindling hopes to defend the title took another blow after a 0-0 draw at Espanyol.

Ronaldo once seemed ready to run away with the league’s individual scoring title after leading Messi 25-13 through 15 rounds. But Messi has scored 19 goals in 12 league matches since then to move two ahead of Ronaldo.

Overall, Messi took his tally to 43 goals in 39 games this campaign, including five in his last two matches.

Rayo Vallecano forward Alberto Bueno also continued his impressive season by netting his 14th and 15th goals to lead a 3-1 comeback victory over relegation-threatened Granada. Bueno only trails Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar (17) in the league scoring charts.

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