‘Living legend’ Messi lauded after latest Barca magic

Spanish media hailed Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on Wednesday as “a living legend” and “eternal” after the Argentinian became the club’s highest goalscorer of all time.

“Messi rewrites history,” daily newspaper La Vanguardia wrote on its front page, below a picture of a smiling Messi celebrating one of his three goals during Barcelona’s 5-3 La Liga win over Granada on Tuesday.

“Historical!” said Barcelona sports daily Mundo Deportivo above a photo of the 24-year-old with both arms raised in the air with clenched fists. “A living legend, that is what Messi is. A 24-year-old youth who rides to infinity and who appears to have no limits,” the newspaper added.