Barcelona drew 2-2 at home against Valencia, suffering a new brake in their aspirations to fight for the title in the Spanish League, this Saturday in the 14th round, in which Lionel Messi could at least score and equal a mythical record of Pelé.
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The albiceleste star reached the myth of Brazilian football as a player with more goals scored with the colors of the same club in official matches. Both now have 643 and Messi will predictably soon exceed that amount, to set a new record.
Rosario’s goal came in the first half discount.
After seeing a penalty kick stopped by Jaume Domènech (45 + 4), Messi was then able to take advantage of a cross to score and equalize the record.
He balanced the game, after the Frenchman Mouctar Diakhaby advanced to Valencia in the 29th.
Barça provisionally overcame the game in the 52nd, through a strong volley from Uruguayan Ronald Araújo, but also Uruguayan Maxi Gómez signed the final 2-2 for Valencia, putting his foot in the area, advancing in the defense Óscar Mingueza, to beat the azulgrana arc.
After two victories in their last league games, against Levante and Real Sociedad, Barça slowed down their reaction.
With 21 points, Barcelona is still in fifth place but is down eight points behind its leader, Atlético de Madrid, who won 3-1 in Saturday’s first game against Elche (15th).
The ‘mattress’ team also has a less disputed match than the Catalan team.
Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez, with a double, was the protagonist in the Metropolitan after a period of drought.
Suárez reached the top of the table of scorers to Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) and Iago Aspas (Celta), with seven goals, thanks to his two goals.
First he finished with a right cross from the ground by Englishman Kieran Trippier (41), and then another pass from Belgian Yannick Carrasco to the second post (59), to offer victory to Atletico.
Argentine Lucas Boyé narrowed the gap to header a corner (64), and then the Spanish-Brazilian Diego Costa, if regr