Monday, November 18

Messi's double keeps Barcelona clinging to LaLiga

Doblete de Messi mantiene al Barcelona aferrado a LaLiga

This will be the fifth shirt that the Catalans will release during this campaign.

Photo: LLUIS GENE / AFP / Getty Images

By: Joan Camargo

The FC Barcelona beat Valencia CF in a suffered match, in which until the minute 50 lost by the smallest difference, but play after play they managed to reverse the score and stay alive in LaLiga.

The expectation that existed about this confrontation was immense, before the unexpected defeat suffered by the Catalans in the game against The Granada .

Tremendous goal from a free kick from Messi ⚽️

Barça already beats Valencia 1-3 # goal pic.twitter.com/jkr19 a2V5f

– FC Barc elona México 🇲🇽 (@BarcelonaEsMx) May 2, 2021

What’s more, the situation that Valencia faced did not allow him to make mistakes against a rival like Barcelona . That was why they came out with a line of five in defense to close as much as possible.

The Valencia defense was quite efficient during the first half of the match, and On offense it went from less to more, and at the start of the second half managed to score the first goal.

❗❗ FINAAAAAL IN MESTALLA !!

2⃣ Valencia (Gabriel Paulista, Carlos Soler)

3⃣ Barça (Messi x2, Griezmann)
# ForçaBarça 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/BP3T5TJDdp

– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 2, 2021

The tie came at the feet of Lionel Messi at the minute 57 , in an impossible shot for the Argentine striker.

The second goal for the Catalans came in the 63, thanks to the excellent definition of Antoine Griezmann , and only six minutes later, Messi scored another one to achieve the double and give him a superior difference to the scoreboard.

F finally Carlos Soler, from Valencia, scored the same as 83 , who got his team into the game, but it was too late to get the tie.

Barcelona recovers in time and continues to fight 🙌

https://t.co/mZpcZZhHT3 #Barcelona I # LaLiga I # Valencia pic.twitter.com/pJ3g2FJW6H

– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) May 2, 2021

Barcelona remains in third place in the standings with 74 points, just two behind the competition leader, the Atletico Madrid.