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Powered by NeoCortex · NeoAxonMessi threads a through ball looking to release Gerard Piqué, but the defender is caught offside, halting the attack early in the first half.
Rakitic looks for Messi with a through ball right after the break, but Messi’s run is ruled offside and the chance is stopped.
Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead with a precise left-footed finish from the center of the box into the bottom right corner after combining with Luis Suárez.
Messi slides a sharp through ball to Philippe Coutinho on the left, whose angled left-footed shot is saved in the center of the goal.
Messi fires a left-footed shot from outside the box, but the effort is saved in the center of the goal after a setup from Luis Suárez.
Sergi Roberto tries to send Messi through on goal, yet Messi is flagged offside as he breaks the defensive line.
Four hundred league goals in one competition — a number most strikers never touch across their entire careers, reached here in the same time others struggle to get to 100. The leap from 300 to 400 only underlined how far the scoring race had become a contest for second place.