Barca set Spanish record of 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona set a Spanish record of 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions with a 5-1 win at nine-man Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Thursday helped by a Lionel Messi hat-trick.

Barca set Spanish record of 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions

(Reuters)





The league leaders broke Real Madrid’s 1988/89 undefeated run of 34 games after Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring before Messi's treble and a late Arda Turan strike sealed the points.





(Writing by Ken Ferris; Editing by Toby Davis)


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