LIONEL MESSI celebrated the birth of his second son by coming off the bench to score the winner as Barcelona came from behind to claim a vital 2-1 win away at Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

    Real Madrid remained two points behind Barca at the top of the table after Cristiano Ronaldo became the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga with five goals in a 6-0 rout of Espanyol.

    Ronaldo silenced any critics about his lack of early season form by scoring five times in a La Liga match for the second time in five months.

    The Portuguese slotted home the opener from Luka Modric’s wonderful pass before doubling his tally from the penalty spot after Gareth Bale had been felled inside the area.

    Bale crossed for Ronaldo to complete his 32nd hat trick for Madrid and the World Player of the Year then turned provider himself for Karim Benzema to tap home a fourth before halftime. Ronaldo finished off another unselfish piece of play by Bale before smashing home his fifth 10 minutes from time.

    The haul takes him ahead of Madrid legends Raul and Alfredo di Stefano to become the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga with 330 goals.(SD-Agencies)