Barcelona started the match against Leganes with
Messi and other key players like Rakitic and Vidal on the bench. Ousmane
Dembele was instrumental for Barcelona in the first half, brilliantly filling
Lionel Messi's void. He diligently tormented the Leganes defense before netting
Barcelona's first goal at the 32nd minute. His brilliant evening was brought to
a premature end with an ankle injury after an awkward fall early in the second
half. Ernesto Valverde's decision to rest Messi almost backfired in the second
half with Leganes' revival.
Barely
30 minutes after his entry in the second half, a magical Lionel Messi changed
Barcelona's fate from an eminent defeat to Leganes to victory. Barcelona's 1-0
lead was overturned in the early minutes of the second half with a goal from
Leganes' Martin Braithwaite. Messi's impact was felt barely seven minutes after
his entry.
At the 71st minute,
the Barcelona talisman created a fine assist for Luis Suarez who restored
Barcelona's lead to 2-1. At the 92nd minute, Messi scored Barcelona's third
goal in a right-foot shot, after a telepathic link-up with Jordi Alba.
Barcelona maintain their five point lead atop La Liga after tonight's victory.
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