Messi’s
50 league goals are more than twice as many as 49 of the competition’s
previous leading goalscorers, who include Zarra (19 goals in season
1944/45 and 24 in 1945/46), Di Stéfano (24 goals in 1955/56), Puskas (20
goals in 1963/64), Quini (20 goals in 1973/74, 18 in 1975/76, 24 in
1979/80 and 20 in 1980/81), Hugo Sánchez (19 goals in 1984/85 and 22 in 1985/86), Raúl González (25 goals in 1998/99 and 24 in 2000/01) and Ronaldo (24 goals in 2003/04).
His average of 1,39 goals a game is the fourth highest amongst
Pitxitxis, only bettered by ‘Bata’ (1,59 goals in 1930/31, with 27 goals
in 17 games), Lángara (1,44 goals in 1933/34, with 26 goals in 18
games) and Zarra (1,42 goals in 1946/47, with 34 goals in 24 games) and
the same as the ex- Barça goalscorer Martín (1,39 goals in 1942/43, with
32 goals in 23 games).
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