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Messi helps Barcelona secure 2-0 victory vs Girona and breaks a La Liga record

Barcelona faced Girona at Estadi Montilivi on Sunday in a La Liga clash. Barcelona was able to restore their five point lead atop the La Liga table with goals from Nelson Semedo and Lionel Messi. Nelson Semedo gave Barcelona an early lead inside the opening 10 minutes in the game - his first goal for Barcelona, and Messi scored Barcelona's second goal - after being set up by Jordi Alba - twenty minutes into stoppage. Girona''s Cristhian Stuani made three concrete attempts to equalize but was denied by Marc-Andre ter Stergen all attempts. Things got tougher for Girona after Bernardo Espinosa was sent off for a second booking, at the 51st minute. Philippe Coutinho still put up a dull show, made a number of misplaced passes, and looked low on confidence. He also wasted two scoring opportunities, one being from Messi in the first half, and another in stoppage time. Barcelona are now at 49 points after 21 games, 5 points ahead of nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.
Lionel Messi also made history with Barcelona's victory against Girona. With the goal he scored against Girona, Messi has now overtaken the legendary Spanish forward Raul on the list of all-time victories in the history of La Liga Santander. The Argentina forward is now on 328 wins in 437 games, while Raul left La Liga with 327 wins in 550 games. The players with the most victories in La Liga are:
1. Casillas, 334 in 510 matches
2. Zubizarreta, 333 in 622 matches
3. Messi, 328 in 437 matches
4. Raul, 327 in 550 matches
5. Xavi, 332 in 505 matches
Match Sheet:
0.- Girona: Bono, Pedro Porro, Alcala, Bernardo, Juanpe, Valery, Granell (Paik, min. 86), Aleix Garcia (Douglas Luiz, min. 69), Pere Pons, Portu (Lozano, min. 81), Stuani.
2.- Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet (Vermaelen, min. 77), Jordi Alba, Busquets (Sergi Roberto, min. 82), Rakitic, Arturo Vidal (Arthur, min. 58), Coutinho, Messi, Luis Suarez.
Goals: 0-1, min. 9: Semedo; 0-2, min. 69: Messi
Referee: Gonzalez Fuertes (Asturian).
Yellow Cards: Bernardo (Min. 29) for Girona, Lenglet (Min. 32) for Barcelona, Vidal (Min. 37) for Girona, Busquets (Min. 43) for Barcelona, Bernardo (Min. 51) for Girona, Juanpe (Min. 70) for Girona, Stuani (Min. 89) for Girona
Red cards: Bernardo (Min. 51) for Girona
Stadium: Montilivi


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