Barcelona played Real Sociedad at home and won 1-0 thanks to a Lionel Messi penalty. Barcelona were granted the penalty after a VAR review showed Robin Le Normand's handball from an Arturo Vidal cross. The Barcelona all-time top scorer kept his nerve and chipped the ball into the 81st minute to earn Barcelona the winner. It was another unconvincing display from Barcelona, and Messi picked up a yellow card for the third consecutive game, which has never happened before in his career. Ansu Fati scored a second goal for Barcelona in the last minute, from a Messi cross, but the goal was ruled offside by VAR. Barcelona are back to the top of La Liga ranking with 58 points and Real Madrid second with 56. Messi has now scored 438 league goals, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo, making him the all-time top scorer in the five major leagues. Messi is also La Liga's Most Valuable Player for February. Messi's drop in performance may be due to a thigh injury he's had since
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