Messi scores double as Barça keep pace in LaLiga title hunt; Atletico win 2 minutes read
Barcelona, Apr 22 (EFE).- FC Barcelona got two first-half goals from superstar Lionel Messi and then pulled away in the late stages to defeat Getafe 5-2 here Thursday and stay in the running for a possible LaLiga title.
Messi nearly opened the scoring in the third minute at Camp Nou on a shot from the edge of the area that ricocheted off the crossbar and then put his team ahead five minutes later after receiving a pass from Sergio Busquets.
The lead didn’t last long, however, as a shot by Getafe’s Marc Cucurella in the area hit off Barça’s Clement Lenglet and into the net in the 12th minute.
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