Granada grounded by Merciless Messi!

Argentine playmaker, Lionel Messi showed no mercy at the Camp Nou when he scored a brace to help his side beat Granada 5-3 in a La liga match that was played last night. His hat trick was enough to make him Barcelona's all-time top scorer with 234 goals. Xavi Hernandez opened the scoring after 4 minutes of action. The Spanish International got an assist from Lionel Messi. In the 19th minute, Cuenca's cross was headed away, but Messi was on hand to volley the ball into the net, though the ball came off the post. The first 45 minutes ended 2-0 in favour of Pep Guardiola's men. After the restart, Martins delivered a pin-point free kick that was nodded home by Diego Mainz to reduce the deficit by a goal. Granada got an equaliser when Guilherme Siqueira sent Victor Valdes the wrong way to make it 2-2 from the penalty spot. Dani Alves committed the foul that led to the goal. The visitors were caught napping when Dani Alves lobbed the ball over their defenders, leaving Messi with no other choice than to score his 234rd goal for Barcelona. Tello made it 4-2 after 82nd minute. Xavi and Messi exchanged brilliant passes before passing the ball to Tello to slot in the goal. Messi made it 5-2 four minutes later as he dribbled Granada goalie (Cesar) to complete his hat trick which was also his 34th La liga goal of the season. Siqueira grabbed his brace from the penalty spot after Alves was sent off by the referee. The game eventually finished 5-3 in favour of Barcelona.

Lionel Messi

Seven star Bayern crush Basel as Gomez makes headline.

German International, Mario Gomez was the star attraction of the Champions League match between Bayern Munich and FC Basel of Switzerland at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night. Gomez scored four goals as his team created a new record for scoring the highest number of goals in the knockout phase of the competition. The highest margin record was being held by Manchester United and Barcelona before the Bavarians raised to bar to set a new 7-0 record. Dutch International, Arjen Robben opened the scoring after 11 minutes. Guided Muller's shot into the net. Thomas Muller volleyed a shot past the Basel keeper after 42 minutes of action before Gomez made it 3-0 shortly before half time.

Gomez and Robben

In the second half, Frank Ribery provided an assist for Mario Gomez to make it four nil in the 50th minute. The duo exchanged passes before Ribery's cross was easily nodded on the hour mark. Seven minutes later, another perfect combination between these two players resulted in another goal that was scored by the German striker. Arjen Robben grabbed his brace in the 81st minute when he rounded Sommer (Basel keeper) before slotting home from 6 yards. Mario Gomez is now the tournament's second top scorer with 11 goals, Messi still leads the scorers' chart with 12 goals. Gomez has now scored seven goals in his last two matches. The German International scored a hat trick last weekend.