Messi has only four teams to beat

Valencia, Granada, Seville and Celtic are the only four teams that have escaped goals from Messi in the first round of competition. The other fifteen teams of First Division just the first part of conceding goals from Argentine competition in a campaign that aims to match his record of 50 goals from last season.

Until last weekend, Leo Messi had been with 14 of his 18 rivals in the championship, with most of 'doublets'. Eleven teams had conceded two goals by the Rosario. The first was the Royal Society in the first game of the season, in a match that ended 5-1. Osasuna, Getafe-out as a substitute-, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Mallorca, Zaragoza, Levante, Athletic, Betis and Atletico Madrid also took the double entry of '10 'Barca.

His best record of the first round was against Deportivo in Riazor, on 20 October. Messi signed his only hat trick of the season in the First Division in a crash that ended 4-5 for Tito Vilanova. To complete the list of 'victims' of four-time Golden Ball, one has to mention Valladolid and Espanyol, which fit somewhat by his shield, outside the recorded against Malaga in the first half.

Now, Leo Messi has in his hands-or rather, in his boots-the ability to beat all rivals in the Primera Division. To do so, would dial in Mestalla against Valencia (2 or February 3) in Los Cármenes against Granada (16 or 17 February), at the Camp Nou against Sevilla (23 or 24 February) and finally in Balaídos against Celta (30 or March 31). February will be a key month for Messi achieves a new brand for its endless museum of individual records.