Sunday, 17 April 2016

BARCELONA ON 3 POINTS BONANZA

Barcelona beaten AGAIN: Valencia stun the Nou Camp as Messi and Co lose third straight La Liga game to blow title race open

Barcelona 1-2 Valencia: Lionel Messi scores 500th career goal but side suffer third


BARCELONA 1-2 VALENCIA - AT THE NOU CAMP: 

Lionel Messi scores 500th career goal but side suffer third straight league defeat as meltdown continues

  • Barcelona lost three games in a row for the first time in 13 years despite Lionel Messi scoring his 500th goal
  • Guilherme Siquiera's cross took a deflection off Ivan Rakitic on its way past Caludio Bravo after 26 minutes
  • Santi Mina became only the second player to have scored both home and away this season against the Catalans 
  • Messi reduced the arrears with a first-time finish and Diego Alves then produced a stunning save to deny Raktic
  • Valencia lost 7-0 at the Nou Camp in the Copa del Rey only six weeks ago but Luis Enrique's side have imploded  

Luis Enrique wore a concerned expression in the first-half as his side showed signs of losing further daylight in the La Liga title race

MATCH FACTS 


Barcelona (4-3-3): Bravo, Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta (c), Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
Subs not used: ter Stegen, Douglas, Dani Alves, Bartra, Munir, Adriano, Vidal
Booked: Suarez, Pique, Neymar


Valencia (4-5-1): Diego Alves, Barragan, Mustafi, Abdennour, Siqueira, Rodrigo (Gaya 87), Parejo, Javi Fuego (c), Perez (Cancelo 74), Gomes, Mina (Alcacer 59). 
Subs not used: Santos, Negredo, Danilo, Ryan
Goals: Rakitic own goal 26, Santi Mina 45
Booked: Barragan, Parejo, Gomes

Attendance: 88,500 


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