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Messi scored a brilliant goal in the 20th minute, which was followed up by Neymar some 15 minutes later but those two goals allowed them to pass the trio of Cristiano, Benzema and Higuain’s total of 118 goals to become the highest-scoring trio the country has ever seen.

Messi has scored a total of 57 in all competitions this season, while Neymar has scored 38 and Suarez has scored 24 goals, the majority of which have come in the second half of the season.

Neymar is also tied with Sevilla’s Iago Aspas for the most goals in the 2014-15 Copa del Rey with seven, a title he could claim with just one more goal in the second half of the match.