Three-time world player of the year Lionel Messi outlined his and
Barcelona's intention to win back the club's Spanish and European crowns
after Sunday's season-opening 5-1 victory over Real Sociedad.
The Argentine forward,
who scored 50 league goals last season and 73 overall for the Catalan
side, netted twice in the opening 15 minutes of Barca's first
competitive match under new coach Tito Vilanova.
It gave Barca an early edge in the title race as
defending champions Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Valencia ahead of Thursday's first leg of the Spanish Super Cup -- which will be the first "El Clasico" clash of the 2012-13 campaign.
Sunday's match also saw
Spain striker David Villa make a goalscoring comeback from a broken leg
which had sidelined him since December and caused him to miss his
country's triumph at Euro 2012.
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