Summary Barcelona registered a 2-0 win over Almeria in the Spanish league on Saturday.
BARCELONA (AP) - Lionel Messi scored before being substituted due to injury to help Barcelona win 2-0 at Almeria on Saturday and set a club record with a seventh straight victory to start the Spanish league.
Messi netted his league-leading eighth goal to open in the 21st minute, but he asked to be replaced eight minutes later after hurting a muscle in his right leg.
Adriano sealed the result in the 56th from a pass by Cesc Fabregas while Messi watched from the bench.
Messi s injury leaves him in doubt for Tuesday s Champions League match at Celtic.
While Barcelona may be missing Messi for the trip to Glasgow, it should have Neymar well rested after the striker didn t play a minute at Juegos Mediterraneos Stadium.
Barcelona s first-year coach Gerardo Martino has guided Barcelona to its best start in 82 leagues. Five other managers, including Pep Guardiola (2009-10) and predecessor Tito Vilanova (2012-13), had reached six wins.
"I have only latched on to one of the records that these players have broken and continue to break," said Martino. "They have been doing so for years both individually and as a team. The fact that I formed a part of this one is circumstantial."
Elsewhere, Jonas scored his third winning goal for Valencia this week to secure a 1-0 victory at home over Rayo Vallecano.
The Brazilian forward netted the decisive goal in recent wins against Sevilla and Granada, and he stepped up once again to produce the 36th-minute winner after intercepting a poor pass by Rayo s Saul Niguez.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, was held to 1-1 at home by Sevilla before its Champions League game at Leverkusen on Wednesday.
