Lionel Messi goal vs Atletico: Barca star scores incredible goal to double the lead

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant goal to give Barcelona a 2-0 lead in the game, and almost sealing the La Liga title.

Barcelona can almost taste the champagne of success in the league now.

The side pulled out another late comeback – this time, for a win, as goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have all but sealed the side’s second consecutive La Liga title.

Diego Costa’s red card reduced Atletico Madrid to ten men in the game, and Barcelona remained dominant throughout the match. The side was finally rewarded late in the second half with Luis Suarez’s stunning goal.

However, Lionel Messi showed his brilliance once again as he danced past the Atletico Madrid defenders to put the ball past Jan Oblak for the second goal for the side.

Lionel Messi goal vs Atletico Madrid:

The Argentine forward showed brilliant skills as he dribbled Gimenez and waited for the other defenders to make a wrong move, before finally putting the ball beyond Oblak’s reach.

With this goal, Messi’s goal-tally against Atletico Madrid reached to 29 goals across all competitions.

Here’s the goal from the little genius:

With this win, Barcelona have taken an eleven-point lead over Atletico Madrid, with seven games to go.

The side will now take on Manchester United in a crucial Champions League tie at Old Trafford. The Catalan giants will aim to end their disappointing run of defeats in the quarterfinals of the competition, which dates back to the 2015/16 season.

The first leg will take place on Tuesday.

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