The usual hero: Leo Messi rescued FC Barcelona and kept him alive in La Liga

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FC Barcelona started the series of decisive matches with their right foot who has this week and defeated -not without problems- at Elche at the Camp Nou with a score of 3-0.

Two strokes of genius by Leo Messi, Who with both tonight already has eighteen goals and is the top scorer in the championship, and one from Jordi Alba, all in the second half, gave Barça the victory to cut the advantage of the two Madrid teams in La Liga.

Messi, with two goals and an assist, unleashed a match that had the same aroma as the last and saved his team, which is now five points behind Atletico Madrid (with one game less) and two behind Real Madrid.

Barcelona a soulless team during the first half. Ronald Koeman’s team looked ‘yellow’ after the kicks against Paris Saint Germain and Cádiz. Predictable in attack and weak back. This Barcelona is perfect for any team to rescue its season with a winning victory against the Catalan team.

The Catalan team had problems in construction: Pjanic does not give agility to the game, de Jong had no arrivals from behind, Pedri just overflowed; i Messi? He walked – literally – for all the first 45.

Koeman was right looking for Dembélé’s overflow at the break. Barça was more recognizable and practically in the first action of the second half, in a great combination between Braithwaite and Messi, Barça scored, Messi disrupted the game and sentenced it 15 minutes later after a great action from De Jong.

To put definitive numbers, Braithwaite, another of the highlights this Wednesday, gave his second assist of goal of the party, this time for Alba to close the match.

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