Messi scores late winner in Barcelona victory

Lionel Messi racked up a late winner for the 2nd week straight as Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Sunday.

Having actually netted a 90th-minute fine to protect triumph over lowly Leganes last break, Messi got on hand once more to see Barca past Atletico with a goal 3 mins from time at the Vicente Calderon.

Rafinha had actually placed Barca in advance midway with the 2nd fifty percent, just for Diego Godin to going in an equaliser for Atletico soon later on.

Lionel Messi racked up a late champion for the 2nd week straight as Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Sunday.

Having actually netted a 90th-minute fine to safeguard triumph over lowly Leganes last break, Messi got on hand once again to see Barca past Atletico with a goal 3 mins from time at the Vicente Calderon.

Rafinha had actually placed Barca in advance midway with the 2nd fifty percent, just for Diego Godin to going in an equaliser for Atletico soon after that.

As in current weeks, Barca were not at their free-flowing finest in the Spanish resources, yet they held up in the initial fifty percent and afterwards boosted as the game endured.

Atletico repudiated very early possibilities as Yannick Carrasco as well as Godin both cannot strike the target from 10 lawns out.

Samuel Umtiti after that obstructed a shot from Antoine Griezmann as Atletico’s high pushing remained to compel Barca right into errors at the back.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen toppled an initiative from Griezmann prior to Barca lastly began to endanger.

Luis Suarez assumed he had actually damaged the predicament after half a hr when he goinged in from close quarters, however he was punished for handball after Jan Oblak stumbled a shot from Messi.

Atletico remained to create Barca troubles however the site visitors went close when Oblak toppled a free-kick from Messi and afterwards Gerard Pique saw a header from an edge saved money on the line.

Barca enhanced after the break and also ought to have taken the lead when Messi moved via Suarez, yet he fired vast.

Griezmann saw an initiative conserved by Ter Stegen at the various other end prior to Godin goinged 6 backyards out.

Barca took the lead after a hr as the hosts stopped working to remove their lines and also Rafinha struck to end up previous Oblak.

Despite the fact that Godin goinged in a fast reply from a free-kick, Barca completed in the ascendancy as well as ordered the victor when Suarez cut down for Messi to rating.