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Lionel Messi Saves Barcelona from 2nd Straight Loss

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9 January 2017 08:06 WIB

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, tries to controls the ball between Athletic Bilbao's Xabier Etxeita and Mikel San Jose, right, during the Spanish Copa del Rey, 16 round, first leg soccer match, between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, Jan.5, 2017. AP/Alvaro Barrientos

TEMPO.CO, Madrid - Lionel Messi saved Barcelona from its second straight defeat by scoring with a 90th-minute free kick in a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in the Spanish league on Sunday.


Three days after losing 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in a first-leg match in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, Barcelona failed to break through until Messi produced his superb strike from the edge of the area.

The Argentine found the top corner with a curling, left-footed shot that left the wall ineffective, with Villarreal goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo wrong-footed.

"We deserved more, we deserved to win, but in the end, we were able to salvage a point," Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said.

Messi, who earned the free kick after being fouled just outside the box, had already been denied by the post after a shot from inside the area in the 73rd.

"We had the game won but it didn't happen because of the talent of a great player," Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano said of Messi.

It was the 13th goal for Messi in the Spanish league this season, leaving him as the competition's leading scorer after 17 rounds.

The result extended Barcelona's unbeaten streak at Villarreal to 10 matches, dating back to 2007.

The hosts scored first with a goal by Nicola Sansone after he was set up by Alexandre Pato in a breakaway on the 49th.

Real Madrid, which routed Granada 5-0 on Saturday, has a four-point lead over Sevilla and a five-point advantage over third-placed Barcelona. Madrid also has a game in hand.

Sevilla moved second after winning 4-0 at Real Sociedad on Saturday.

"There is still a lot of league left," Luis Enrique said. "I'm sure we will still be able to fight for it, but we depend on Madrid."

AP



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