Lenglet: Messi has more minutes in his legs and it shows Barcelona vs Real Valladolid Frenchman opened the scoring against Valladolid

Clement Lenglet got things up and running for Barcelona by opening the scoring in their 5-1 win over Real Valladolid on Tuesday night, yet he - like so many others - could not stop from praising Lionel Messi's masterclass.

The Argentine scored a brace and provided two assists in the victory, showing that he is almost back to tip-top form after picking up two injuries in the early part of the season.

"He's had a very good match," Lenglet said post-match in relation to Messi's display.

"He feels better, with more minutes in his legs, and it shows.

"[When he's like this] it's harder for the opposition to contain him."

Not only did Lenglet score a rare goal but he did so with his family in the audience.

"I'm happy. My family were in the stands and it's always good to score when they've come to see me," he noted.

"There are lot of players with magnetism in the area; sometimes the ball arrives [where you are] and I'm lucky."

Following Barcelona's unconvincing 2-1 win away at Slavia Prague in the Champions League, Marc-Andre ter Stegen stated that the squad needed to discuss some things, with Lenglet emphasising that the problems have been fixed.

"Things have been fixed in the dressing room, and on the pitch we've had a good game," he explained.

"After Prague we had a bad feeling because we suffered a lot and we were a little angry."