{"id":27404,"date":"2017-04-24T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=27404"},"modified":"2017-04-24T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:19:47","slug":"lionel-messis-late-goal-lifts-barcelona-over-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/lionel-messis-late-goal-lifts-barcelona-over-real-madrid.html","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi\u2019s Late Goal Lifts Barcelona Over Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong><span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Lionel Messi&rsquo;s Late Goal Lifts Barcelona Over Real Madrid<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;Lionel Messi scored in the last minute to give visiting Barcelona a thrilling 3-2 win over 10-man Real Madrid on Sunday, leaving the Spanish league&rsquo;s title race up for grabs.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Messi scored from inside the penalty area after a cross by Jordi Alba two minutes into stoppage time of el Cl&aacute;sico, leaving the rivals tied in points.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Barcelona is ahead on the head-to-head tiebreaker, but Madrid still has a game in hand.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Casemiro had put Real Madrid ahead in the 28th minute, and Messi tied the score five minutes later after evading two defenders inside the penalty area for his first goal at Santiago Bernab&eacute;u Stadium since 2014.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Ivan Rakitic put Barcelona ahead with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the penalty area in the 73rd minute, but Madrid tied the score with a goal by the substitute James Rodr&iacute;guez in the 85th, despite playing a man down from the 77th after Sergio Ramos fouled Messi.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">It was the second consecutive win by Barcelona at the Bernab&eacute;u. It had routed Real Madrid, 4-0, last season in a game that eventually led to the replacement of Madrid Manager Rafa Ben&iacute;tez by Zinedine Zidane.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">source:-https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/23\/sports\/soccer\/barcelona-real-madrid-lionel-messi-el-clasico.html<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/lionel-messis-late-goal-lifts-barcelona-over-real-madrid.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi&rsquo;s Late Goal Lifts Barcelona Over Real Madrid &nbsp;Lionel Messi scored in the last minute to give visiting Barcelona a thrilling 3-2 win over 10-man Real Madrid on Sunday, leaving the Spanish league&rsquo;s title race up for grabs. 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