;Barcelona extended the gap over Valencia to 11 points in La Liga with an impressive 5-1 victory over Unai Emery's side at Camp Nou, thanks to a four-goal tally from Lionel Messi and a strike from Xavi.
Save for a shaky opening 10 minutes, the hosts were in charge for the majority of the match, and perhaps should have won by a bigger margin but found themselves facing an in-form Diego Alves, who made a number of world-class stops throughout the game.Lionel Messi scored four goals that took him past the 40-goal mark for a third straight season and guided Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Valencia.
Barça had to come from behind to stay within 10 points of the leaders Real Madrid, after they trailed within 10 minutes at the Camp Nou through Pablo Piatti's goal. But Messi equalised after 22 minutes and he put the champions in front seven minutes later when the goalkeeper Diego Alves failed to hold his shot.Barcelona extended the gap between itself and Valencia to 11 points in La Liga with an impressive 5-1 victory over Unai Emery's side at Camp Nou this evening thanks to an unbelievable four goal tally from Lionel Messi and a strike from Xavi
Save for a shaky opening 10 minutes, the hosts were in charge for the majority of the match, and perhaps should have won by a bigger margin but found themselves facing an in-form Diego Alves, who made a number of world-class stops throughout the game.
Valencia got off to a flyer and went ahead in the ninth minute when Pablo Piatti took advantage of some indecision in the Barcelona defensive ranks to give Valencia the lead.
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