Messi turns Real Madrid star named man-of-the-match in El Clasico into training cone
- Lionel Messi showed his impeccable quick-feet during Barcelona's El Clasico defeat
- La Blaugrana surrendered to a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium
- Barcelona are now two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid while Real are in second position
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Lionel Messi could not help his side escape from defeat in El Clasico as Real Madrid recorded a 2-1 win over their fiercest rivals, Give Me Sport.
Los Blancos overtook La Blaugrana in second position on the La Liga table and are now a point behind city rivals Atletico Madrid who were forced to a draw by Real Betis.
Toni Kroos who scored a deflected free-kick was named man-of-the-match in the contest but the German will not forget being used as a training cone by Messi in the game.
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While Barcelona were trailing by 2-1, Messi was used his unbelievable quick feet to go past Kroos as he made it look so easy.
The Argentine released a pass to Ousmane Dembele who ran into compatriot Ferland Mendy but the calls for a penalty was not given by the referee.
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Mendy was involved in another penalty incident with Martin Braithwaite in the final minutes of the game but Los Merengues ran away with all three points.
With eight games left in the play, the title race has been thrown wide open as two points separates Barcelona and Atletico and one point behind Madrid.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Hard-fighting Real Madrid escaped with a 2-1 win over eternal rivals Barcelona in Saturday night's edition of the El Clasico.
It was a fight to finish at the Valdebebas as the La Liga enters into the home stretch, but Madrid are now on top of the standings, with Atletico having a game in hand. Vinicius Junior had his first drive at the Barcelona defence.
After Ter Stegen cleared awkwardly for the second time in the first five minutes, Vinicius received the ball and dashed into the Barcelona box. But he overran it a little and Ter Stegen made a fine save.
And Real Madrid opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Lucas Vazquez found space down the right and played a low cross into Benzema, that the striker managed to backheel perfectly.
Source: Legit.ng
