Messi scored Barcelona's second goal in a 3-0 win

Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal as Barcelona beat Eibar at the Nou Camp to regain their five-point lead at the top of the table.
Messi, the all-time leading scorer in the Spanish top flight, finished into the bottom corner for Barca's second.
The landmark goal comes in the Argentine's 435th league game.


Luis Suarez earlier put Barca in front by finishing a fine team move before tucking in his side's third in the second half.
Messi, who becomes the first player to score 400 goals in just one of Europe's top five leagues, could have scored a second but he shot straight at Eibar goalkeeper Asier Riesgo from the edge of the box.
The victory takes Barcelona five points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid are 13 points behind in fifth but the European champions will move into the top four with victory over Real Betis later on Sunday (kick-off 19:45 GMT).
Messi reaches remarkable total
Messi was quiet for much of the game with his goal coming from his first shot.
The 31-year-old is the second player to score 400 goals across Europe's top five leagues, following Cristiano Ronaldo whose 409 league goals in 507 games have been scored in England, Spain and Italy.
The goal against Eibar means Messi has reached 400 goals 63 games quicker than Ronaldo reached the same milestone.
It also extends his lead as La Liga's all-time leading record scorer with Juventus' Ronaldo second having scored 311 goals in 292 games at Real Madrid and Telmo Zarra, who scored 251 La Liga goals third.
More Messi stats

    Messi has scored more league goals than 29 La Liga teams have scored in their history
    Messi has scored against 37 different teams in La Liga, the most by a player in the competition history
    Sevilla is the club Messi has scored against the most with 25 goals in 24 games against them

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Line-ups

Barcelona

    1ter Stegen

    20RobertoSubstituted forNélson Semedoat 83'minutes

    3PiquéBooked at 70mins

    15Lenglet

    18Alba

    4Rakitic

    5BusquetsSubstituted forVidalat 66'minutes

    8Ramos de Oliveira MeloSubstituted forDembéléat 72'minutes

    10Messi

    9SuárezBooked at 44mins

    7Coutinho

Substitutes

    2Nélson Semedo

    6D Suárez

    11Dembélé

    13Cillessen

    17Murillo

    21Aleñá

    22Vidal

Eibar

    13Riesgo

    11Peña

    23Arbilla

    3Bigas

    15Valdés Díaz

    5EscalanteSubstituted forKikeat 77'minutes

    8Diop

    14Orellana

    24Jordán

    20CucurellaSubstituted forDe Blasisat 64'minutes

    9EnrichBooked at 42minsSubstituted forCardonaat 83'minutes

Substitutes

    1Dmitrovic

    6Álvarez

    7Cardona

    12Rodrigues de Oliveira

    16De Blasis

    17Kike

    22Milla

Referee:

Jesús Gil Manzano

Attendance:

71,039

Match Stats

Home TeamBarcelonaAway TeamEibar

Possession

Home59%

Away41%

Shots

Home7

Away15

Shots on Target

Home6

Away2

Corners

Home2

Away3

Fouls

Home10

Away12

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Posted at
Match ends, Barcelona 3, Eibar 0.Full TimePosted at 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Eibar 0.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Anaitz Arbilla (Eibar) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cote with a cross following a corner.Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Pape Diop (Eibar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan Jordán.Posted at 89'
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).Posted at 89'
Rubén Peña (Eibar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 89'
Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 89'
Foul by Pablo De Blasis (Eibar).Posted at 88'
Attempt missed. Kike García (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Peña with a cross.Posted at 86'
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 86'
Foul by Pablo De Blasis (Eibar).Posted at 85'
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).Posted at 85'
Pape Diop (Eibar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 84'
Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).Posted at 84'
Rubén Peña (Eibar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Sergi Roberto.SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Eibar. Marc Cardona replaces Sergi Enrich.Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Fabián Orellana (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Peña with a cross.Posted at 79'
Attempt saved. Kike García (Eibar) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo De Blasis.SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Eibar. Kike García replaces Gonzalo Escalante.Posted at 75'
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 75'
Foul by Anaitz Arbilla (Eibar).Posted at 74'
Attempt saved. Pablo De Blasis (Eibar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cote with a cross.Posted at 72'
Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).Posted at 72'
Fabián Orellana (Eibar) wins a free kick on the right wing.SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Arthur.Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Escalante (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Orellana following a set piece situation.BookingPosted at 70'
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Posted at 70'
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).Posted at 70'
Pablo De Blasis (Eibar) wins a free kick on the left wing.Posted at 67'
Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 67'
Foul by Joan Jordán (Eibar).SubstitutionPosted at 66'
Substitution, Barcelona. Arturo Vidal replaces Sergio Busquets.Posted at 66'
Attempt missed. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cote with a cross.SubstitutionPosted at 64'
Substitution, Eibar. Pablo De Blasis replaces Marc Cucurella.Posted at 62'
Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.Posted at 62'
Offside, Barcelona. Coutinho tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.Posted at 61'
Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 61'
Foul by Pape Diop (Eibar).

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Source: bbc.com