Lionel Messi was unable to provide the spark as Barcelona were beaten by Real Sociedad on Saturday.

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Aside from having now lost their last two league games - and having failed to win in three in La Liga - Barça have now been beaten on five of their last six league visits to Anoeta.

Messi, meanwhile, is having his own dry steak as the Catalan side's bid for a consecutive treble wobbles.

In all competitions, the Argentine has now failed to score in 362 minutes, including games against Real Madrid and Atletico.

The last time he went on such a long run without scoring was in April and May of 2011 when he failed to score over 417 minutes of football.

His last goal came in the 88th minute of the 3-1 Champions League win over Arsenal in March.

Since then he’s fired blanks against Villarreal, Madrid, Atletico and now la Real.