Lionel Messi has reached another level after Real Sociedad defeat

"After the defeat in Anoeta, everything changed," said Lionel Messi.

And not without reason - Barcelona are now top of the league and Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the Pichichi chart. 

Messi scored 15 goals in 17 games before the clash in San Sebastian, Messi has hit 17 goals in 10 games since. He now has 32, two more than Ronaldo. 

Messi, had 0.88 goals per game before Anoeta, and 1.7 goals per game after it.

The two against Eibar took him above Ronaldo, whose production has slowed considerably since he won the Ballon d'Or.