Messi return dominates social media

Leo Messi's reappearance against Getafe dominated the social media 

On Twitter mentions of Messi multiplied by four after his second goal with 24.000 tweets in a single minute 

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  Messi, Trending Topic vs Getafe

The return of Leo Messi after his recent injury layoff had a massive resonance on the global social media. After nearly 2 months out of action, Messi's fans on  Facebook and Twitter were hungry for a sight of their hero and along with the world's print media and the rest of the players' post match reactions, the social media were dominated by the Argentinean's return.

• 291.000 twits an hour: this was the number of tweets generated with the hashtag #Messi, during the Argentinean's time on the pitch

• The Golden Minute on Twitter was at 23.49 when 24,000 tweets with the #hashtag were recorded.

• 110,000 likes: The photo of Messi celebrating the fourth goal of the night on the Club's Instagram account is amongst the most seen of the whole season so far.