Messi scores 26th goal as a sub – no La Liga player has bagged more off-bench goals this century

• Lionel Messi has now scored 26 goals in 55 games as a substitute.
• No player has netted more La Liga goals off the bench in the 21st century than the 33-year-old.
• The Argentine broke this record already in 2019 when coming on in the second half of the Leganes game.

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• Against Betis, Leo scored from the spot and added one from open play.