Messi bags brace as Barca cruise past Racing

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Messi scored twice as Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 2-0 in the Spanish league.

12 March,2012 03:51 am

Lionel Messi scored his 49th and 50th goals of the season to lead Barcelona to a 2-0 win at Racing Santander in the Spanish league on Sunday.Four days after scoring a Champions League-record five goals in Barcelonas 7-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen, Messi reached the 50-goal mark for the second straight season and closed to within five of matching Cesar Rodriguezs all-time club record of 235.Barcelona fourth straight victory kept it 10 points behind runaway leader Real Madrid, but with 12 rounds to play the defending champions chances of catching their fierce rival are dwindling.Messi broke through Racings 10-man defense in the 29th minute, and the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year added a penalty in the 56th.