by Eureka
Majestic Messi bags brace as Barca win again
Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a hard-fought 3-1 victory over high-flying Deportivo in a hostile Estadio Riazor on Saturday night.
The mercurial Argentine put his side into the lead twice before Zlatan Ibrahimovic wrapped up the points at the death to regain Barca’s five-point lead at the La Liga summit following Real’s early evening win over Almeria.Deportivo had reigned victorious in eight of their previous 12 fixtures – sitting fifth in La Liga – prior to their hosting of the champions and proved hard to break down. [+]