Lionel Messi polished off his record year with his 91st and final goal of 2012 in Barcelona’s 3-1 win at Valladolid yesterday, which the team dedicated to ailing coach Tito Vilanova.
Messi scored in the 59th by dribbling between a defender’s legs before making it 2-0 after Xavi Hernandez had opened the scoring two minutes before half-time.
Barcelona’s players wore T-shirts before the game with messages of support for Vilanova, who had throat surgery to remove a second tumour in two years on Thursday.
Barcelona remained perfect in nine away games and extended their record league start with their 16th win in 17 rounds.
