The legendary No 10 has twelve goals to his name so far this campaign in just nine games. Those figures make it the best start to a season in Messi's career and his purple patch has caused something of a reliance on the diminutive genius.
Such is that reliance that the Catalan side's second top scorer does not even play for the club!
Own-goals come in second on Barca's list of top scorers, after Aday and Iraizoz found their own net as Barca eased past Girona on Saturday to take the number of O.G.s that Ernesto Valverde's side have benfitted from so far this season to three.
That total puts them ahead of the likes of Luis Suarez, Denis Suarez and Paulinho, who have only mustered two goals each so far this campaign.
Whether you put it down to luck or Barca putting the right amount of pressure on opponents in the right areas, they certainly aren't having trouble finding the back of the net this season, by whatever mean necessary.