Messi registers career-high La Liga assists in season during Barcelona's win at Villarreal

Lionel Messi put down another page in the account books when he set up Antoine Griezmann for Barcelona's third objective against Villarreal for his nineteenth La Liga help for the season - the Argentine's best ever count in the Spanish first class.

The 33-year-old had just set up Luis Suarez halfway through the primary half at El Madrigal, turning into the main player to arrive at 18 helps for the season since Messi himself did as such in 2014-15 and before that in 2010-11.

He went one better in the blink of an eye before the break, with his perfect back-heel teeing up Griezmann who stroked home his ninth La Liga objective of the crusade. Messi has now up set up three of those nine goals, more than some other colleague.

It was maybe an ideal suggestion to the Barcelona order of Messi's proceeded with significance to Barca regardless of his propelling years.

In addition to the fact that he is head of the helps graph, he is likewise La Liga's top scorer with 22 objectives - five objectives away from closest challenger Karim Benzema. He thought he had taken his count to 23 on Sunday evening however his short proximity strike was precluded following a VAR referral.

It was likewise an important night for Suarez, whose 194th objective for Barca moved him level with Laszlo Kubala on the club's unequaled scoring diagrams, with just Cesar Rodríguez and Messi in front of the Uruguayan.

High school prospect Ansu Fati ensured the success with a fourth objective late on to limit Real Madrid's lead at the head of the table back to four focuses, however Los Blancos stay in the driving seat for the title with four games remaining.

Messi's most recent game dominating tricks comes following seven days of excited hypothesis over his future at Camp Nou, with the striker yet to react to Cadena SER's case that he could leave Camp Nou when his agreement terminates the following summer

As recently affirmed by Goal, Messi wouldn't like to leave Barcelona – however he is enormously disappointed with how the club is by and by being run, featured by the wiping out of talks over another agreement.

It has now heaped the weight on Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and may compel the presidential races to be presented, featuring the impact Messi uses at Camp Nou.

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