Watch: Lionel Messi scores twice to keep Barcelona in title race

The Barcelona-Valencia game was a six-goal encounter and it was a typical Catalans show at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Eliaquim Mangala opened the scoring for Valencia.
But he could not remain a hero for long as he was sent off in the 44^th minute.

First Published Mar 20, 2017, 2:13 PM IST

Barcelona are fighting hard to stay hard in the La Liga title race. They were five points behind league leaders Real Madrid before they took on Valencia on Sunday. Lionel Messi scored twice to keep the Catalans in the hunt with just two points behind Cristiano Ronaldo and co.

The Barcelona-Valencia game was a six-goal encounter and it was a typical Catalans show at the Camp Nou on Sunday. Eliaquim Mangala opened the scoring for Valencia. But he could not remain a hero for long as he was sent off in the 44th minute.

Luis Suarez equalised in the 35th minute and Messi put Barcelona ahead from the spot in the 45th minute. Valencia scored yet again in the added time and drew level in the game.

Messi and Andre Gomes’ strikes in the second half of the match sealed the deal for Luis Enrique and his boys.

Watch the all goals and highlights here:

Last Updated Mar 22, 2022, 3:51 PM IST