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Messi scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday to win the trophy for a record-extending 31st time with all the goals coming in the last half an hour.
Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona are all very much in contention with only eight games each left.
Zinedine Zidane's side joined Atletico Madrid on 66 points and moved top of the table, although Atletico can reclaim first place when they visit Real Betis on Sunday.
The Catalans moved to within a point of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga.
Messi celebrated his record-equalling 767th appearance for Barcelona by scoring two goals in a 4-1 La Liga victory over Huesca.
Second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane eased Liverpool into the quarterfinals with a 2-0 second-leg win over RB Leipzig, to complete a comfortable 4-0 aggregate victory.
Danish forward Martin Braithwaite grabbed the decisive goal with a scrappy diving header early in the extra period.
Emil Benny, Dennis Antwi, Lalromawia and Ronald Singh in the second half gave the Malabarians much-needed three points to go fourth with 13 points in eight matches.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were on target to snap a three-match losing run as their side stunned RB Leipzig 2-0 in another round of 16 first-leg tie.
The win took Barca above Sevilla and into fifth place in the standings on 28 points, 10 behind leaders Atletico Madrid who beat Alaves 2-1 earlier on and who have a game in hand on the Catalans.